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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The York Hoard
- The Assembly Rooms
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Teaching the Poor
- Yorkshire Museum
- A New University
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Ripon College for Women
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Viking Male Grooming
- Clifford's Tower
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Monk Bar
- First World War York
- The Abbot's House