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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York Garrison
- York's Airfield
- A New Walk
- Statue of Napoleon
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Helen
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Treasurer's House
- Clifford's Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Guy Fawkes
- Victoria Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Gold Finger Ring
- Water Lanes
- Rowntree Park
- Fairfax House