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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Carving
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Sixties York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New Walk
- Gold Finger Ring
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- Clifford's Tower
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of an Athlete