Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Yorkshire Museum
- Our Lady's Row
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Medieval Minster
- New Earswick
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Victoria Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Cross
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bootham School
- Daniel Defoe's York