Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Teaching the Poor
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Black Death
- Is York Cursed?
- St William's Shrine
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Garrison
- The Guildhall