Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bronze weights
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Female Prison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Sixties York
- The Abbot's House
- York Central Library
- King Richard II and York
- Jubbergate
- The Battle of the Standard
- Dick Turpin