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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Railway Station
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Roman Fortress
- The Norman Minster
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Industrial Upheaval
- Statue of the God Mars
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop