Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Inscription to Hecules
- Transport Moves On
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York's Airfield
- Bootham School
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Industrial Upheaval
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Guy Fawkes
- Mary Ward
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Judges Lodging
- Viking Boot
- The White Rose of York