Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- The First Minster
- St William's Shrine
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The York Observatory
- Fairfax House
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Vikings and Christianity
- Lendal Bridge
- First World War York