Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Barley Hall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Observatory
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bootham School
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze weights
- Roman Head Pot
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Stonegate
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Art Gallery
- Norman Window Frame