Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham Bar
- Transport Moves On
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The New Theatre
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Railway Institute
- Stonegate
- York and the Holocaust
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- New Earswick