Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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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 Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Industrial Upheaval
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Sixties York
- Bootham Bar
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Coins
- The Norman Minster
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The New Theatre
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Olave