Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Yorkshire Museum
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Teaching the Poor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York Bombed
- Fishergate Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fire in the Minster