Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- King Edward III and York
- Sixties York
- The Norman Abbey
- New Earswick
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Second World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Anglian Carving
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters