Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Central Library
- Bootham School
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and the Holocaust
- The Horn of Ulf
- Inside the Roman Fortress