Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Micklegate Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Hospitium
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Retreat
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Multangular Tower
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Bombed
- Alcuin of York
- Gold Finger Ring