Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Shambles
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Castle Museum
- Olive Oil Container
- The Mystery Plays
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Viking Silk Cap
- View from Station Rise
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Statue of an Athlete
- 62 Low Petergate
- Inscription to Hecules
- Trams Pulled by Horses