Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The End of the Abbey
- The Greyfriars
- The Norman Abbey
- Monk Bar
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- George Leeman
- Viking Boot
- Lendal Bridge
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Multangular Tower
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior