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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Hospitium
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Middleham Jewel
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Jubbergate
- Minster Library
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Bar Convent
- George Leeman
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- King Richard III and York
- Fairfax House
- The Cawood Sword
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle