Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Fire in the Minster
- Water Lanes
- Victoria Bar
- New Shopping Centres
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Walmgate Bar
- The Norman Castle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Carving
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Church of St Olave