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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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- The Norman House
- Bronze weights
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Monk Bar
- Lendal Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Walmgate Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- Barker Tower
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Union Gas Works
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Bombed