Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- York and the Holocaust
- Ouse Bridge
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Castle
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Medieval Prisons
- Feeding Roman York
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Minster
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill