Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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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 Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Medieval Minster
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The First Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Jubbergate
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Red Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The County Court House
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Norman Abbey
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Fishergate Bar