Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Mystery Plays
- Industrial Upheaval
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The White Rose of York
- King Richard II and York
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Shambles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mary Ward
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The York Observatory
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom