Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- William Etty, Artist
- Bootham Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- The First Railway Station
- York Bombed
- A New Walk
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Monk Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Feeding Roman York
- Anglian Cross
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Red Tower
- York's Airfield
- The Retreat