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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Olive Oil Container
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Fire in the Minster
- Royal Station Hotel
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Greyfriars
- The Retreat
- The Hospitium
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Barley Hall
- The Norman House
- Bronze weights
- First World War York
- York Union Gas Works