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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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- King Richard II and York
- The Debtors' Prison
- King Edward II and York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bone Trial Piece
- George Leeman
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St William's Shrine
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Anglian Cross
- York Castle Museum
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels