Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Second World War York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard III and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Dick Turpin
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Carving
- St Crux's Church
- Sixties York