Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Alcuin of York
- The First Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar
- St Crux's Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Lendal Tower
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The End of the Abbey
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Treasurer's House
- Barker Tower
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Debtors' Prison
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Newgate Cross Shaft