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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Abbey
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The White Rose of York
- Transport Moves On
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- First World War York
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A Pipkin
- A New Vision For York
- Second World War York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- Church of St Olave