Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- The Abbot's House
- The Railway Institute
- Alcuin of York
- The First Railway Station
- First World War York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York and the Holocaust
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The 1190 Massacre
- Our Lady's Row
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Teaching the Poor
- The Bar Convent