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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Second World War York
- The First Railway Station
- New Earswick
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Feeding Roman York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Inscription to Hecules
- Minster Library
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Constantius Chlorus
- Barker Tower
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Medieval Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York