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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York's Airfield
- The First Minster
- Bootham School
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fishergate Bar
- The White Rose of York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The York Helmet
- Micklegate Bar
- The Greyfriars
- The Mansion House
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Victorian Prison Building