Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- Our Lady's Row
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Mary Ward
- Clifford's Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Guildhall
- Medieval Chamber Pot