Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Guildhall
- York Garrison
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Bronze weights
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard III and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Roman Fortress
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Richard II and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- New Shopping Centres
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Amber Bead Workshop