Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Rowntree Park
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cinema Comes to York
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Medieval Abbey
- Is York Cursed?
- The Norman Castle
- The York Hoard
- Gold Finger Ring
- The First Railway Station