Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Mansion House
- De Grey Rooms
- The Medieval Minster
- York Art Gallery
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- York's Airfield
- Stonegate
- The Abbot's House
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Battle of the Standard
- St Crux's Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- King Edward III and York
- Cinema Comes to York