Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- The York Observatory
- The Mystery Plays
- The Roman Fortress
- Monk Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- 62 Low Petergate
- Lendal Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Hoard
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bootham Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Holy Trinity Church