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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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Water Lanes
- Statue of an Athlete
- King Richard II and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Norman Abbey
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Mansion House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Treasurer's House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York and the Holocaust
- Middleham Jewel
- Constantius Chlorus
- Hair of a Roman Girl