Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Monk Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Minster
- Ouse Bridge
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- William Etty, Artist
- The 1190 Massacre
- Second World War York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of the God Mars
- New Earswick
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Art Gallery
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Railway King: George Hudson