Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Vikings and Christianity
- Our Lady's Row
- The York Helmet
- The Assembly Rooms
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Airfield
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Rowntree Park
- York Castle Museum
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Middleham Jewel