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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Medieval Minster
- Transport Moves On
- 62 Low Petergate
- Holy Trinity Church
- William Etty, Artist
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- New Shopping Centres
- The 1190 Massacre
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Amber Bead Workshop
- George Leeman
- The Medieval Castle