Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Wilfrid
- De Grey Rooms
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Cinema Comes to York
- Micklegate Bar
- Roman Chimney Pot
- York Bombed
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Church of St Olave
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Constantius Chlorus