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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Battle of the Standard
- Viking Silk Cap
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Water Lanes
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The White Rose of York
- View from Station Rise
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Fire in the Minster
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- New Earswick