Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Stonegate
- De Grey Rooms
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Our Lady's Row
- Ouse Bridge
- The Black Death
- York Union Gas Works
- John Carr - Architect
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Constantius Chlorus
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Lendal Bridge
- The Norman Minster
- Judges Lodging