Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- View from Station Rise
- Statue of the God Mars
- Royal Station Hotel
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Observatory
- King Richard III and York
- Transport Moves On
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The First Railway Station
- York Union Gas Works
- Olive Oil Container
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Minster in the 19th Century