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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Assembly Rooms
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Greyfriars
- Norman Window Frame
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Minster Library
- Bone Trial Piece
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Retreat
- The Mystery Plays
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Viking Boot