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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Barley Hall
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Anglian Carving
- Stonegate
- The Norman House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York Garrison
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Church of St Olave
- Rowntree Park
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and the Holocaust