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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Garrison
- The Mystery Plays
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Greyfriars
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Retreat
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Medieval Prisons
- The Red Tower
- Victoria Bar
- Bootham School
- The York Observatory
- Teaching the Poor
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Walk