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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Middleham Jewel
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Railway Institute
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Norman Castle
- King Edward II and York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Multangular Tower
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The York Hoard
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Norman Minster
- York Union Gas Works
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- New Earswick
- Olive Oil Container