Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Railway Institute
- The Multangular Tower
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Anglian Cross
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- Norman Window Frame
- Statue of an Athlete
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Guy Fawkes
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters