Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Helmet
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Railway Station
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Richard III and York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Bone Trial Piece
- Feeding Roman York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street