Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Union Gas Works
- Second World War York
- The End of the Abbey
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The White Rose of York
- Our Lady's Row
- New Shopping Centres
- The Medieval Minster
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Council of Arles
- The Debtors' Prison
- Church of St Helen
- The Norman Abbey
- The Female Prison