Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Guildhall
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Roman Head Pot
- The Red Tower
- The Battle of the Standard
- Clifford's Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- A Pipkin
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Holy Trinity Church
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Mansion House
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Transport Moves On