Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- 62 Low Petergate
- Roman Head Pot
- York Garrison
- The Guildhall
- King Edward II and York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Barley Hall
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Castle Museum
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Assembly Rooms
- Monk Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York's Airfield