Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The York Observatory
- Second World War York
- Alcuin of York
- The Council of Arles
- The Medieval Castle
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Female Prison
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Bone Trial Piece
- Feeding Roman York
- Medieval Prisons
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Church of St Olave
- A Pipkin
- Micklegate Bar