Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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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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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Medieval Castle
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Abbot's House
- The Assembly Rooms
- The George Fox Incident
- York Art Gallery
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Shambles
- The Roman Fortress