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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Norman Window Frame
- Ripon College for Women
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fishergate Bar
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Minster
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Fairfax House
- The Cawood Sword
- Lendal Tower