Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Judges Lodging
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- William Etty, Artist
- The White Rose of York
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Water Lanes
- Second World War York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar