Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Judges Lodging
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Holy Trinity Church
- Viking Male Grooming
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Victoria Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Roman Head Pot
- Silver Strap Ends
- Teaching the Poor
- The Railway Institute