Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Rowntree Park
- York Castle Museum
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Medieval Prisons
- Sixties York
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Inscription to Hecules
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Railway Institute
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York's Airfield
- First World War Memorial