Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Industrial Upheaval
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cinema Comes to York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Shambles
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- New Shopping Centres
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Hospitium
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Yorkshire Museum
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Railway Station