Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The First Minster
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- Viking Boot
- The Greyfriars
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Tower
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Shambles
- Minster Library
- The Mansion House
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Is York Cursed?
- Middleham Jewel
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions