Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New Vision For York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Teaching the Poor
- The Multangular Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway Institute
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The White Rose of York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- John Carr - Architect
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mansion House