Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Statue of an Athlete
- Church of St Helen
- St William's Shrine
- Alcuin of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York Central Library
- Church of St Wilfrid
- New Earswick
- King Richard III and York
- A Pipkin
- The Guildhall
- King Richard II and York