Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Horn of Ulf
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The County Court House
- Guy Fawkes
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- A New Vision For York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Lendal Tower
- The End of the Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- First World War Memorial
- York Garrison
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Dick Turpin
- The Roman Fortress
- York Castle Museum
- The Crossed Keys Symbol