Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- York Castle Museum
- The Red Tower
- Crest of York St John College
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Minster Library
- Transport Moves On
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Shambles
- The Abbot's House
- The Roman Fortress
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Debtors' Prison
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The New Theatre
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries