Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The George Fox Incident
- Rowntree Park
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Roman Head Pot
- Jubbergate
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Cinema Comes to York