Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- The Hospitium
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Constantius Chlorus
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York's Airfield
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The First Railway Station
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- New Earswick