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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barker Tower
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Cawood Sword
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham School
- Ripon College for Women
- The Guildhall
- The York Helmet
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Hoard
- Is York Cursed?
- The Victorian Prison Building