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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- New Earswick
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- George Leeman
- Is York Cursed?
- King Richard II and York
- The Red Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Dick Turpin
- The Retreat
- Monk Bar
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom