Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New Vision For York
- Viking Boot
- Bootham School
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Military Belt Fitting
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Coins
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Second World War York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Railway Station
- Barley Hall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard II and York
- Mary Ward