Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Rowntree Park
- The Black Death
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Helen
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mystery Plays
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King Edward III and York
- Monk Bar