Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Walk
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Viking Male Grooming
- Church of St Olave
- York and the Holocaust
- Military Belt Fitting
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Basilica
- Our Lady's Row
- Alcuin of York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Anglian Carving
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Minster in Viking Times