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Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward I and York
- The Mystery Plays
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Guildhall
- York Railway Station
- Lendal Bridge
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Retreat
- Sixties York