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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- King Richard II and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Railway Institute
- York Central Library
- George Leeman
- The End of the Abbey
- New Earswick
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Hoard
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Mystery Plays
- The Female Prison