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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- The County Court House
- The York Hoard
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Anglian Carving
- Bone Trial Piece
- Viking Boot
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and the Holocaust
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Is York Cursed?
- Rowntree Park