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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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The Black Death
- Is York Cursed?
- View from Station Rise
- Military Belt Fitting
- Cinema Comes to York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Dick Turpin
- 62 Low Petergate
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Statue of the God Mars
- First World War York
- York Art Gallery
- Jubbergate
- The York Hoard
- York Union Gas Works