Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Garrison
- Dick Turpin
- Industrial Upheaval
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Castle
- The First Minster
- The Greyfriars
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward III and York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Mithras and Arimanius