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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Central Library
- Viking Boot
- A Pipkin
- Margaret Clitherow
- Walmgate Bar
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Mansion House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Vikings and Christianity
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 20th Century