Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Bar Convent
- George Leeman
- Statue of Napoleon
- Norman Window Frame
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Medieval Abbey
- Sixties York