Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Our Lady's Row
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Carving
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Abbot's House
- King Richard III and York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Military Belt Fitting
- St William's Shrine
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 19th Century