Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Greyfriars
- Church of St Helen
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Edward I and York
- View from Station Rise
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Multangular Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- York and the Holocaust