Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Fishergate Bar
- Treasurer's House
- The Shambles
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Helen
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Crux's Church
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Medieval Prisons
- Constantius Chlorus
- Viking Coins
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Mansion House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King's Manor - Victorian