Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard III and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Walk
- Ouse Bridge
- The Norman Abbey
- Monk Bar
- A New University
- The Medieval Abbey
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The York Helmet
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries