Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- Feeding Roman York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Airfield
- York and the Holocaust
- Sixties York
- First World War Memorial
- Ripon College for Women
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Guildhall