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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Scarborough Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York and the Holocaust
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fishergate Bar
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Bootham School
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The York Hoard
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Debtors' Prison
- Stonegate
- The Railway King: George Hudson