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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Ripon College for Women
- The Medieval Castle
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham Bar
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and the Holocaust
- Barker Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Crest of York St John College
- Victoria Bar
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Roman Fortress
- The Retreat
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Daniel Defoe's York