Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Royal Station Hotel
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Medieval Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Castle Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- A New Walk
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street