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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Bootham School
- The Shambles
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Norman Window Frame
- The Guildhall
- First World War Memorial
- The Greyfriars
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Bar
- The Mansion House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Margaret Clitherow
- New Earswick
- York Central Library