Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Central Library
- The Cawood Sword
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Mystery Plays
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Monk Bar
- Cinema Comes to York
- The York Observatory
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Coins
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Holocaust
- The Norman Castle
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector