Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- New Earswick
- The Roman Fortress
- The Battle of the Standard
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The New Theatre
- King Edward III and York
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Walmgate Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York