Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mary Ward
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Monk Bar
- King Edward III and York
- George Leeman
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Constantius Chlorus
- A New University
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Water Lanes
- The Female Prison
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze weights