Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Teaching the Poor
- The Horn of Ulf
- Victoria Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Roman Head Pot
- Rowntree Park
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- George Leeman
- Judges Lodging
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The York Hoard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas