Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Airfield
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Vikings and Christianity
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Teaching the Poor
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Dick Turpin
- Statue of Napoleon
- Sixties York
- The First Railway Station
- View from Station Rise
- Inside the Roman Fortress