Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Helen
- York Art Gallery
- Statue of an Athlete
- Teaching the Poor
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward III and York
- Lendal Tower
- The White Rose of York
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The First Minster
- Micklegate Bar
- York's Coat of Arms
- Second World War York