Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The George Fox Incident
- Bootham School
- The Norman House
- Treasurer's House
- View from Station Rise
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Norman Minster
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Fire in the Minster
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Margaret Clitherow
- John Carr - Architect
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York