Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- The End of the Abbey
- York Bombed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The County Court House
- The Black Death
- The New Theatre
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Guy Fawkes
- The First Railway Station
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Bone Trial Piece