Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward I and York
- King Richard III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Observatory
- Bronze weights
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The First Railway Station
- The Council of Arles
- The Mystery Plays
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Statue of Napoleon
- De Grey Rooms
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The White Rose of York