Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Assembly Rooms
- Fairfax House
- Stonegate
- Roman Head Pot
- York's Coat of Arms
- Sixties York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Treasurer's House
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Bootham School
- Crest of York St John College