Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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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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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- New Shopping Centres
- A New Walk
- The Mansion House
- The Cawood Sword
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Minster Library
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Jubbergate
- Norman Window Frame
- York Garrison
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze weights