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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Minster Library
- King Edward I and York
- Royal Station Hotel
- Bone Trial Piece
- York and the Holocaust
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Bar Convent
- York's Airfield
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Micklegate Bar
- Barker Tower
- York Garrison
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Hospitium
- First World War York
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Victorian Prison Building