Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- First World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Holy Trinity Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- New Shopping Centres
- Treasurer's House
- Alcuin of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Cawood Sword
- York's Airfield