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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- Ouse Bridge
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- 62 Low Petergate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Bootham Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Guildhall
- York's Medieval Synagogue