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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The George Fox Incident
- Scarborough Bridge
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The New Theatre
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Yorkshire Museum
- York Central Library
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Red Tower
- King Edward II and York
- The Retreat
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- George Leeman
- Margaret Clitherow
- Elizabeth Boardingham