Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Ouse Bridge
- Victoria Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fairfax House
- The Red Tower
- Statue of Napoleon
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bronze weights
- Stonegate
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop