Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- The Mystery Plays
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Mansion House
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Teaching the Poor
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Airfield
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The York Helmet
- A New University
- Industrial Upheaval
- Aldwark Synagogue
- William Etty, Artist
- Holy Trinity Church
- Lendal Tower