Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Viking Male Grooming
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York and the Holocaust
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Railway Station
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Crest of York St John College
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Barker Tower