Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham Bar
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of the Standard
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward I and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A New Walk
- The First Railway Station
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Art Gallery