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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Our Lady's Row
- Statue of an Athlete
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Assembly Rooms
- Water Lanes
- View from Station Rise
- Clifford's Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Barker Tower
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Dick Turpin
- Lendal Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- Micklegate Bar