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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Hospitium
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Bar Convent
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The George Fox Incident
- The Horn of Ulf
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Mary Ward
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Victoria Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bones of a Roman Combatant