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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Viking Boot
- Viking Coins
- The Battle of the Standard
- King Edward I and York
- The York Hoard
- Walmgate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- A New Vision For York
- Fishergate Bar
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bootham School
- Church of St Wilfrid