Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- George Leeman
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Castle Museum
- The Guildhall
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Norman Minster
- Viking Boot
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Sixties York
- Skeldergate Bridge