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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Walmgate Bar
- William Etty, Artist
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of an Athlete
- York Castle Museum
- The Basilica
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- De Grey Rooms
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Council of Arles
- 62 Low Petergate
- King Edward I and York
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway