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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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward II and York
- The Council of Arles
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Retreat
- The Basilica
- Second World War York
- Statue of an Athlete
- Clifford's Tower
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Daniel Defoe's York
- A New University
- Rebuilt in Stone