Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Second World War York
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Roman Fortress
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Walmgate Bar
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The First Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Barker Tower
- King Richard III and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists