Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- St Crux's Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Red Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Council of Arles
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Viking Male Grooming
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Jubbergate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Treasurer's House
- The Newgate Cross Shaft