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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Retreat
- The Railway Institute
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Clifford's Tower
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- New Shopping Centres
- The Guildhall
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The New Theatre
- Church of St Helen
- William Etty, Artist