Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Coins
- Gold Finger Ring
- William Etty, Artist
- The Medieval Castle
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Hospitium
- Viking Boot
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mary Ward
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Fishergate Bar