Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Basilica
- York Railway Station
- The Bar Convent
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- A New Vision For York
- View from Station Rise
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Second World War York
- Teaching the Poor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The County Court House
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York's Airfield
- Viking Coins