Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Teaching the Poor
- Vikings and Christianity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Micklegate Bar
- First World War York
- Alcuin of York
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham School
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Fire in the Minster
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Olave
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate