Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Norman Abbey
- The Horn of Ulf
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- King Richard III and York
- The Roman Fortress
- Fire in the Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- York Garrison
- The Norman Minster
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Statue of Napoleon
- Gold Arm Ring
- King Edward II and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists