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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Fairfax House
- The Assembly Rooms
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Transport Moves On
- The Female Prison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Norman Minster
- The Basilica
- The 1190 Massacre
- Stonegate
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Yorkshire Museum
- King Richard III and York