Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Norman Minster
- A New Vision For York
- York Union Gas Works
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Medieval Prisons
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Bridge