Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- New Shopping Centres
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Union Gas Works
- The 1190 Massacre
- Clifford's Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Gold Finger Ring
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward II and York
- First World War York
- Barley Hall
- Transport Moves On
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Black Death