Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- York Art Gallery
- York Bombed
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Castle
- Barker Tower
- York and the Holocaust
- Is York Cursed?
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Debtors' Prison
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New University
- Scarborough Bridge
- Norman Window Frame
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Prisons