Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- Eric Bloodaxe
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Treasurer's House
- A Pipkin
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Norman Window Frame
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York's Airfield
- William Etty, Artist
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Vikings and Christianity