Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- New Earswick
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Yorkshire Museum
- Constantius Chlorus
- The First Railway Station
- Clifford's Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Lendal Bridge
- First World War York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The First Minster
- The Female Prison
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The White Rose of York