Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway Institute
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fairfax House
- Viking Coins
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York St John in the 20th Century
- First World War Memorial
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Statue of an Athlete
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The New Theatre
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The York Hoard
- York Union Gas Works
- Bone Trial Piece
- Inscription from Fortress Gate