Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Union Gas Works
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Holocaust
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Lendal Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Stonegate
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Female Prison
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Basilica