Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fishergate Bar
- York Union Gas Works
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Amber Bead Workshop
- King Richard III and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Fairfax House
- Roman Head Pot
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward I and York
- Fire in the Minster
- Water Lanes
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters