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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Fairfax House
- New Earswick
- Sixties York
- Treasurer's House
- The Greyfriars
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- York Union Gas Works
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- George Leeman
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Archbishop Scrope Executed