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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Medieval Prisons
- York Railway Station
- Fishergate Bar
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inscription to Hecules
- Norman Window Frame
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- A New Vision For York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Church of St Olave