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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Edward II and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Multangular Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Norman House
- The Railway Institute
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Castle Museum
- Crest of York St John College
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The New Theatre
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop