Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Edward I and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Dick Turpin
- The Abbot's House
- Mary Ward
- Military Belt Fitting
- First World War Memorial
- The County Court House
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze weights
- Is York Cursed?