Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fairfax House
- The York Observatory
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Abbot's House
- The Debtors' Prison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- 62 Low Petergate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Military Belt Fitting
- The First Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street