Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Black Death
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fairfax House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The 1190 Massacre
- Industrial Upheaval
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Judges Lodging
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Teaching the Poor
- The White Rose of York