Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Abbot's House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The County Court House
- The Bar Convent
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Cross
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- New Earswick
- The Female Prison
- Inscription to Hecules
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Mystery Plays