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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Railway Station
- Statue of the God Mars
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The County Court House
- The York Observatory
- Clifford's Tower
- The First Minster
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Rebuilt in Stone