Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- The County Court House
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Ripon College for Women
- The Norman Minster
- A New University
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Sixties York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The End of the Abbey