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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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- Royal Station Hotel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Is York Cursed?
- The Horn of Ulf
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Hoard
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The First Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York Castle Museum
- The Shambles