Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Fairfax House
- Jubbergate
- Bootham School
- Mithras and Arimanius
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Stonegate
- The Norman Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Richard III and York
- The White Rose of York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Victoria Bar