Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Castle
- Bronze weights
- Clifford's Tower
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Lendal Tower
- The York Hoard
- Margaret Clitherow
- The First Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The 1190 Massacre
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King Richard III and York
- Vikings and Christianity
- A New Vision For York
- Walmgate Bar
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre