Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Skeldergate Bridge
- John Carr - Architect
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Teaching the Poor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Bootham Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- Inscription to Hecules
- The End of the Abbey
- Viking Boot
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Anglian Cross