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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Victoria Bar
- The Guildhall
- The Mansion House
- The Council of Arles
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Abbot's House
- The Assembly Rooms
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Judges Lodging
- St William's Shrine
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward I and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Red Tower
- The First Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- The Minster in Viking Times