Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Bronze weights
- The George Fox Incident
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- New Earswick
- Walmgate Bar
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Jewbury Cemetery
- View from Station Rise
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Mansion House
- The Hospitium
- The Medieval Castle