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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Sixties York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A Pipkin
- St William's Shrine
- Norman Window Frame
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Mystery Plays
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The First Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Alcuin of York
- The Roman Fortress
- Holy Trinity Church