Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Statue of the God Mars
- 62 Low Petergate
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- St Crux's Church
- Jubbergate
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fairfax House
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Black Death
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'