Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Treasurer's House
- Monk Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham School
- Crest of York St John College
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Richard III and York
- New Shopping Centres
- York's Airfield
- York Garrison
- The Medieval Abbey
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward II and York