Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Edward II and York
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bootham Bar
- The Debtors' Prison
- Ouse Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- The George Fox Incident
- Middleham Jewel
- Bronze weights
- Barley Hall
- The York Helmet
- Viking Boot
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Anglian Cross
- Vikings and Christianity