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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman Abbey
- Statue of Napoleon
- A New University
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The First Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Castle
- York Union Gas Works
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Retreat
- St Leonard's Hospital
- St William's Shrine
- Norman Window Frame