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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Abbot's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Fairfax House
- Is York Cursed?
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Red Tower
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Transport Moves On
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- A New Vision For York
- King Edward I and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- Gold Arm Ring