Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Margaret Clitherow
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Medieval Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Sixties York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St William's Shrine
- The Norman Castle
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Bootham School
- Cinema Comes to York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- First World War Memorial
- The Medieval Castle