Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- The Norman House
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Norman Minster
- The Battle of the Standard
- Margaret Clitherow
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Abbot's House
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Vikings and Christianity
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Greyfriars
- Alcuin of York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- York in the fifteenth Century