Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Ripon College for Women
- The Hospitium
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Clifford's Tower
- The Debtors' Prison
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Dick Turpin
- Transport Moves On
- Statue of Napoleon
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Female Prison
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Railway King: George Hudson