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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Statue of an Athlete
- Feeding Roman York
- The County Court House
- Alcuin of York
- Constantius Chlorus
- John Carr - Architect
- Church of St Helen
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The 1190 Massacre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Fire in the Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Sword Pommel