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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Rowntree Park
- York Central Library
- John Carr - Architect
- Transport Moves On
- The Medieval Minster
- Bootham School
- Water Lanes
- York Art Gallery
- The Mystery Plays
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Stonegate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Black Death
- Minster Library
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart