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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- King Edward I and York
- Feeding Roman York
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Norman Castle
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Horn of Ulf
- Judges Lodging
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Crest of York St John College
- The First Railway Station
- Olive Oil Container
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Female Prison
- The Shambles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool