Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Mansion House
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Norman Castle
- Anglian Cross
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Barley Hall