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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Castle
- The Council of Arles
- King Edward III and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- Barker Tower
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- George Leeman
- The Medieval Minster
- Alcuin of York
- Norman Window Frame
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The White Rose of York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Abbot's House
- The York Helmet