Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- A New University
- The Guildhall
- Victoria Bar
- The Basilica
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Horn of Ulf
- Barley Hall
- George Leeman
- The White Rose of York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Anglian Carving
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Roman Fortress