Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York Central Library
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York Castle Museum
- Bootham Bar
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Viking Boot
- A Pipkin
- Walmgate Bar
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Richard II and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Multangular Tower
- The Bar Convent
- Royal Station Hotel