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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- King Richard III and York
- The Norman House
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Monk Bar
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Art Gallery
- The White Rose of York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop