Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Bombed
- Judges Lodging
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Horn of Ulf
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's Coat of Arms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King Richard III and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The York Hoard
- Bronze weights
- Plum Cakes for Christmas