Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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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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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- The End of the Abbey
- William Etty, Artist
- Holy Trinity Church
- Sixties York
- The Mansion House
- Our Lady's Row
- 62 Low Petergate
- A Pipkin
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- New Shopping Centres
- View from Station Rise
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Holocaust
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey