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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- The Debtors' Prison
- The First Railway Station
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Constantius Chlorus
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The White Rose of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The George Fox Incident
- Military Belt Fitting
- Ripon College for Women
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Anglian Cross
- Feeding Roman York
- Barker Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- The Guildhall
- Bronze weights