Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Minster
- Treasurer's House
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Transport Moves On
- The Bar Convent
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Viking Boot
- A New Walk
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The White Rose of York