Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Dick Turpin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Scarborough Bridge
- Viking Sword Pommel
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- St William's Shrine
- Transport Moves On
- The George Fox Incident
- Yorkshire Museum