Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- King Edward II and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Olive Oil Container
- The Greyfriars
- A New Vision For York
- Jubbergate
- Scarborough Bridge
- New Earswick
- The Norman Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Monk Bar
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Dick Turpin