Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The York Hoard
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bronze weights
- The Shambles
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rowntree Park
- Viking Boot
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Inscription to Hecules
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Barley Hall
- St Leonard's Hospital