Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fire in the Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Female Prison
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The First Railway Station
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Statue of the God Mars
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Holocaust
- Gold Finger Ring
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Medieval Minster
- The Cawood Sword
- The York Observatory
- Feeding Roman York