Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Inscription to Hecules
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Red Tower
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Norman House
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Council of Arles
- Fire in the Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- York Railway Station
- Barker Tower
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Guildhall
- Queen Margaret's Arch