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 Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Edward I and York
- The White Rose of York
- The George Fox Incident
- Feeding Roman York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Teaching the Poor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Fishergate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New Walk
- A Pipkin