Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The County Court House
- The First Minster
- York Art Gallery
- George Leeman
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Railway Station
- New Shopping Centres
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of an Athlete