Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- New Shopping Centres
- First World War Memorial
- York Art Gallery
- York Garrison
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The First Minster
- King Edward I and York
- The York Observatory
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Industrial Upheaval
- Guy Fawkes
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman Minster