Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Minster
- A New Vision For York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Clifford's Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- King Edward I and York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- A New Walk
- Ripon College for Women
- York's Airfield
- Inside the Roman Fortress