Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Rowntree Park
- New Shopping Centres
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Finger Ring
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Vikings and Christianity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Black Death
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Water Lanes
- Bootham School
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Abbot's House
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Judges Lodging