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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Mary Ward
- Water Lanes
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- First World War York
- Dick Turpin
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The York Helmet
- Viking Silk Cap
- A Pipkin
- Victoria Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Norman Minster
- Artists, Writers and Scientists