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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jewbury Cemetery
- King Edward I and York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Ouse Bridge
- York Railway Station
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The York Helmet
- The New Theatre
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- George Leeman