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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Walk
- The York Hoard
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The York Helmet
- Inscription to Hecules
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Retreat
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Roman Head Pot
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- New Shopping Centres
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mansion House
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Teaching the Poor