Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barker Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Guy Fawkes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Micklegate Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Alcuin of York
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith