Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Greyfriars
- The End of the Abbey
- Stonegate
- The Guildhall
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Olive Oil Container
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The George Fox Incident
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Abbot's House
- Alcuin of York
- Monk Bar
- The New Theatre