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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Industrial Upheaval
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Bootham School
- Medieval Prisons
- George Leeman
- Lendal Bridge
- Viking Male Grooming
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St Martin Le Grand Church