Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Minster Library
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- First World War Memorial
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Sixties York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Female Prison
- Church of St Olave
- The End of the Abbey
- 62 Low Petergate
- Stonegate
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Silk Cap