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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York Art Gallery
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Minster Library
- Vikings and Christianity
- Statue of the God Mars
- William Etty, Artist
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Rowntree Park
- Anglian Carving
- The Retreat
- The George Fox Incident