Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- Water Lanes
- The County Court House
- The Horn of Ulf
- Feeding Roman York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Prisons
- King Edward II and York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Treasurer's House
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Teaching the Poor