Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Railway Station
- The White Rose of York
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of the Standard
- Royal Station Hotel
- Middleham Jewel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Crest of York St John College
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Walmgate Bar
- Second World War York