Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Head Pot
- Viking Boot
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- New Shopping Centres
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Teaching the Poor
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Holocaust
- The Battle of the Standard
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Viking Silk Cap
- A New University
- The End of the Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- Bootham School
- Bronze weights
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries