Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Norman Castle
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Bombed
- The Mystery Plays
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Black Death
- A New Walk
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Central Library