Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bone Trial Piece
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Helen
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York Castle Museum
- A New Walk
- York Railway Station
- The Mystery Plays
- Margaret Clitherow