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 Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Battle of the Standard
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Judges Lodging
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Middleham Jewel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Feeding Roman York
- View from Station Rise
- The Shambles