Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- A Pipkin
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Lendal Tower
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Olive Oil Container
- Fairfax House
- Medieval Prisons
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Sixties York
- St Crux's Church
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Cawood Sword
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Minster in the 19th Century