Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Transport Moves On
- Olive Oil Container
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Mystery Plays
- View from Station Rise
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham School
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Fire in the Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Aldwark Synagogue