Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Cross
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Helen
- Clifford's Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Transport Moves On
- Mary Ward
- Fire in the Minster
- Viking Boot
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Norman Window Frame
- The York Hoard