Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Church of St Olave
- Sixties York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Shambles
- The County Court House
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- A New University