Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Barker Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- York Art Gallery
- Rebuilt in Stone
- King Edward II and York
- King Richard III and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Transport Moves On
- York in the fifteenth Century
- De Grey Rooms
- Victoria Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The First Railway Station
- William Etty, Artist