Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Guildhall
- York's Airfield
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward II and York
- The Norman Castle
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Eric Bloodaxe
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Middleham Jewel
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fairfax House
- York and the Holocaust
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Railway Institute
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse