Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Assembly Rooms
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Statue of Napoleon
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fishergate Bar
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Dick Turpin
- The Medieval Minster
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Is York Cursed?
- Sixties York