Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- Viking Male Grooming
- York and the Holocaust
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Dick Turpin
- The Female Prison
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward III and York
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- St Crux's Church
- The Greyfriars
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior