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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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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.
- The Railway Institute
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Hoard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- De Grey Rooms
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Church of St Wilfrid
- St Crux's Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Norman Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Mary Ward
- Water Lanes
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Anglian Hanging Bowl