Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Norman Minster
- King Richard III and York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Fairfax House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Roman Head Pot
- The Retreat
- Church of St Helen
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Teaching the Poor
- The Black Death
- York's Airfield
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- St Crux's Church