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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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Barley Hall
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Edward III and York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Feeding Roman York
- Second World War York
- Anglian Carving
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New Walk
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vikings and Christianity
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Bombed