Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York's Airfield
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Monk Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Bootham School
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Roman Fortress
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- William Etty, Artist
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Coins
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Jewbury Cemetery