Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Bar Convent
- Treasurer's House
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Barley Hall
- View from Station Rise
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Viking Coins
- Lendal Bridge
- Middleham Jewel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bones of a Roman Combatant