Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Guy Fawkes
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Multangular Tower
- York Central Library
- York Art Gallery
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Holy Trinity Church
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The York Observatory
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Airfield