Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Our Lady's Row
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- A New University
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- First World War York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New Vision For York
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Anglian Cross
- Constantius Chlorus