Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Olave
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Assembly Rooms
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Multangular Tower
- Monk Bar
- The Guildhall
- William Etty, Artist
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- Holy Trinity Church
- Feeding Roman York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Rebuilt in Stone
- First World War Memorial