Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Gold Arm Ring
- Guy Fawkes
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Observatory
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Feeding Roman York
- William Etty, Artist
- Sixties York
- The White Rose of York
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Medieval Castle
- Middleham Jewel
- Inscription to Hecules
- St William's Shrine
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Vale of York Viking Hoard