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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Industrial Upheaval
- York Bombed
- Norman Window Frame
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of the God Mars
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Constantius Chlorus
- Micklegate Bar
- Is York Cursed?
- Monk Bar
- The Abbot's House
- Anglian Cross
- Archbishop Scrope Executed