Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Hoard
- York Art Gallery
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Bar Convent
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Retreat
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Basilica
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Sixties York
- The First Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Shambles
- Clifford's Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas