Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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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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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A Pipkin
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mithras and Arimanius
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Retreat
- Teaching the Poor
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Hoard
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Norman Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- Anglian Carving