Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Red Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Shambles
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Victoria Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Assembly Rooms
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham School
- Viking Boot
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- New Earswick