Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Mary Ward
- Silver Strap Ends
- York St John in the 20th Century
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Minster Library
- Bootham Bar
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- 62 Low Petergate
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York's Coat of Arms
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Boot
- William Etty, Artist