Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Female Prison
- First World War Memorial
- The Hospitium
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The 1190 Massacre
- Statue of the God Mars
- Statue of Napoleon
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Statue of an Athlete
- The First Railway Station
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Guildhall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions