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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Guildhall
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The White Rose of York
- The Norman Abbey
- John Carr - Architect
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Central Library
- King Edward III and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Viking Male Grooming
- Judges Lodging
- Margaret Clitherow
- The York Helmet