Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman House
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Walmgate Bar
- The York Helmet
- Ripon College for Women
- Transport Moves On
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- De Grey Rooms
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Debtors' Prison
- 62 Low Petergate
- Water Lanes
- The Minster in the 20th Century