Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Judges Lodging
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Shambles
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Battle of the Standard
- Statue of an Athlete
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Lendal Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- A New Vision For York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- New Earswick
- First World War Memorial
- The York Observatory