Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Aldwark Synagogue
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Council of Arles
- Statue of the God Mars
- A Pipkin
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Scarborough Bridge
- 62 Low Petergate
- Royal Station Hotel
- William Etty, Artist