Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Second World War York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Church of St Helen
- The Basilica
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Abbot's House
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Multangular Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Dick Turpin
- York Railway Station
- Mary Ward
- The Guildhall