Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New Walk
- Minster Library
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and the Holocaust
- The Cawood Sword
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Female Prison