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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- View from Station Rise
- Stonegate
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- King Edward III and York
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- New Shopping Centres
- The Horn of Ulf
- St Leonard's Hospital