Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Norman Castle
- The Guildhall
- The Medieval Castle
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Shambles
- John Carr - Architect
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- A New University
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Transport Moves On
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'