Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- King Edward I and York
- A New Walk
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Red Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Medieval Prisons
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A New Vision For York
- Holy Trinity Church