Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Helen
- Military Belt Fitting
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- John Carr - Architect
- Statue of the God Mars
- Silver Strap Ends
- Margaret Clitherow
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Victorian Prison Building