Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- William Etty, Artist
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward III and York
- Transport Moves On
- Mary Ward
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Coins
- Feeding Roman York
- The Black Death
- Inscription to Hecules
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The 1190 Massacre
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Victoria Bar