Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Garrison
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Viking Coins
- Stonegate
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward I and York
- York Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- William Etty, Artist
- Bronze weights
- Inscription to Hecules
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Central Library
- Norman Window Frame
- Cinema Comes to York