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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- York Castle Museum
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Fishergate Bar
- York Central Library
- The York Hoard
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Minster Library
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Richard III and York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Dick Turpin