Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The White Rose of York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Retreat
- The Medieval Abbey
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Female Prison
- Lendal Tower
- The Railway Institute
- Barley Hall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Ripon College for Women
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Carving