Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Medieval Minster
- Lendal Tower
- The Norman House
- The York Observatory
- Viking Boot
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Ripon College for Women
- Holy Trinity Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Black Death
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Monk Bar