Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Fairfax House
- York Central Library
- View from Station Rise
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- A Pipkin
- York's Coat of Arms
- Gold Finger Ring
- The County Court House
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Castle
- New Shopping Centres
- Fire in the Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall