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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Judges Lodging
- Silver Strap Ends
- Viking Male Grooming
- St William's Shrine
- Viking Coins
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The York Helmet
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Crest of York St John College
- Victoria Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Cawood Sword
- Middleham Jewel
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York's first historian: Francis Drake