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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Cawood Sword
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Norman House
- Middleham Jewel
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Monk Bar
- The End of the Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Transport Moves On
- York Central Library
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- View from Station Rise
- The Retreat
- York's first historian: Francis Drake