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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- De Grey Rooms
- The Retreat
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bootham School
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- A New Vision For York
- Transport Moves On
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists