Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Ouse Bridge
- George Leeman
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Dick Turpin
- Scarborough Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Crux's Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Rowntree Park
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York