Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- York Union Gas Works
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- York Art Gallery
- Statue of the God Mars
- Stonegate
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Victoria Bar
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Walmgate Bar
- Viking Male Grooming