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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- Viking Silk Cap
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Viking Male Grooming
- Barley Hall
- Fishergate Bar
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Ripon College for Women
- Treasurer's House
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- 62 Low Petergate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Second World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- Monk Bar
- The Medieval Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery