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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Treasurer's House
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Guildhall
- Sixties York
- The Red Tower
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Castle Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York in the fifteenth Century
- George Leeman
- York and the Holocaust