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 Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The First Minster
- York Art Gallery
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Military Belt Fitting
- Constantius Chlorus
- New Earswick
- The Mansion House
- King Edward I and York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The End of the Abbey
- Second World War York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Sixties York
- The York Observatory
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Sword Pommel