Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Railway Station
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Mansion House
- 62 Low Petergate
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Crest of York St John College
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Medieval Prisons
- Dick Turpin
- Holy Trinity Church