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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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Female Prison
- Viking Boot
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Victoria Bar
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Railway Institute
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- View from Station Rise
- A New University
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters