Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- George Leeman
- The Basilica
- York Garrison
- Monk Bar
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- All Saints Church, North Street
- William Etty, Artist
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Black Death
- Military Belt Fitting
- Mary Ward
- Fairfax House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Abbey