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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- 62 Low Petergate
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Railway Station
- York Castle Museum
- George Leeman
- Bootham Bar
- Norman Window Frame
- John Carr - Architect
- Crest of York St John College
- The Female Prison
- Our Lady's Row
- Barker Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The White Rose of York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom