Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Fishergate Bar
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Silver Strap Ends
- Bootham Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The End of the Abbey
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The York Observatory
- Industrial Upheaval
- Crest of York St John College
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- A New Vision For York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'