Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Viking Male Grooming
- Micklegate Bar
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Female Prison
- Fishergate Bar
- The Basilica
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- King Richard II and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The First Railway Station
- The Mystery Plays