Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York's Airfield
- Minster Library
- Roman Head Pot
- Mary Ward
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- St Crux's Church
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Church of St Olave
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- View from Station Rise
- Cinema Comes to York
- Bronze weights
- York Bombed