Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Yorkshire Museum
- Church of St Olave
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The First Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Monk Bar
- The 1190 Massacre
- 62 Low Petergate
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Church of St Helen
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Debtors' Prison
- The New Theatre