Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- William Etty, Artist
- Gold Arm Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Art Gallery
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Medieval Abbey
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Is York Cursed?
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- George Leeman
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York's Airfield
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Victorian Prison Building