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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Anglian Carving
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The York Hoard
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Constantius Chlorus
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Hospitium
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Minster
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- View from Station Rise
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Basilica