Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- First World War York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Feeding Roman York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Union Gas Works
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Vikings and Christianity