Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Cawood Sword
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of Napoleon
- Military Belt Fitting
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Guy Fawkes
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Minster Library
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Hospitium
- The Shambles