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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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Female Prison
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Red Tower
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Bootham School
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Male Grooming
- The Mystery Plays
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Medieval Castle
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New University
- Roman Chimney Pot