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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- A New University
- The Hospitium
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The White Rose of York
- York and the Holocaust
- Feeding Roman York
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Judges Lodging
- William Etty, Artist
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Norman Window Frame
- The Minster after the Reformation