Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Earswick
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Dick Turpin
- A New University
- A New Vision For York
- Stonegate
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Castle Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Treasurer's House
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York