Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Silk Cap
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Micklegate Bar
- The Black Death
- The Hospitium
- The End of the Abbey
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The George Fox Incident
- Viking Male Grooming
- Ripon College for Women
- Military Belt Fitting
- A New University