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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Clifford's Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The First Railway Station
- Teaching the Poor
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York and the Holocaust
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Medieval Prisons
- St William's Shrine
- First World War Memorial
- The Norman Abbey
- Bone Trial Piece
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Shambles