Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- New Earswick
- Scarborough Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Anglian Cross
- Bone Trial Piece
- John Carr - Architect
- A New Walk
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Water Lanes
- King Edward I and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Medieval Minster