Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- William Etty, Artist
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Rowntree Park
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Norman Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Fishergate Bar
- The Guildhall
- The Cawood Sword
- The Abbot's House
- Teaching the Poor
- Stonegate