Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- New Earswick
- Water Lanes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Norman Abbey
- Stonegate
- Barker Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Boot
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)