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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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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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 Cawood Sword
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The White Rose of York
- The York Helmet
- Victoria Bar
- The Norman Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- A New Vision For York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York's Airfield
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York