Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Gold Arm Ring
- Barley Hall
- Viking Boot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Cinema Comes to York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Industrial Upheaval
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre