Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York Union Gas Works
- Our Lady's Row
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Micklegate Bar
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Viking Male Grooming
- Sixties York
- Lendal Bridge
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior