Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Fairfax House
- The Council of Arles
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Water Lanes
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- St William's Shrine
- Gold Arm Ring
- Ripon College for Women
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Bootham Bar
- The Red Tower