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 the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Roman Head Pot
- York Garrison
- William Etty, Artist
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The White Rose of York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bootham Bar
- The Red Tower
- Central Methodist Chapel
- King Edward II and York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Elizabeth Boardingham