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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fairfax House
- Military Belt Fitting
- York in the fifteenth Century
- De Grey Rooms
- King Richard II and York
- The Red Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King Richard III and York
- The Mystery Plays
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Olave
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York Garrison
- Viking Boot
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa