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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Female Prison
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bootham School
- The Norman House
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Anglian Carving
- Monk Bar
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Guy Fawkes
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Fishergate Bar