Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Minster
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Transport Moves On
- York Union Gas Works
- York Bombed
- Fairfax House
- Fishergate Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of the God Mars
- Sixties York
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Holocaust
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- The Railway Institute
- Mithras and Arimanius