Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Castle Museum
- 62 Low Petergate
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Olave
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Teaching the Poor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Statue of Napoleon
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman Abbey
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Black Death