Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- Viking Coins
- Silver Strap Ends
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Olave
- York's Coat of Arms
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Minster
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- John Carr - Architect
- Military Belt Fitting
- Minster Library
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Shambles
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Guildhall