Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- 62 Low Petergate
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Stonegate
- Transport Moves On
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Teaching the Poor
- Bronze weights
- Bootham School
- Treasurer's House
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Medieval Prisons
- Dick Turpin