Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Teaching the Poor
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Guy Fawkes
- York Union Gas Works
- William Etty, Artist
- First World War York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Railway Station
- Norman Window Frame
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Barker Tower
- The Railway Institute
- Bootham Bar
- The Female Prison
- The George Fox Incident
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'