Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Guy Fawkes
- York Union Gas Works
- George Leeman
- Olive Oil Container
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Ripon College for Women
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- New Earswick
- The York Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Holocaust