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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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Basilica
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- A New Vision For York
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Holocaust
- Gold Finger Ring
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Bombed
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Cawood Sword
- Glazed Medieval Jug