Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- A New University
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- King Richard II and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Medieval Minster
- The New Theatre
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Multangular Tower
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Central Methodist Chapel