Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Viking Male Grooming
- Rowntree Park
- The End of the Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Multangular Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- New Shopping Centres
- Bootham Bar
- Bone Trial Piece
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway Institute
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Statue of Napoleon