Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of the Standard
- Vikings and Christianity
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Walmgate Bar
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The 1190 Massacre
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Railway Institute
- Fairfax House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Barker Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster after the Reformation