Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fire in the Minster
- The Medieval Castle
- The First Railway Station
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Holocaust
- Silver Strap Ends
- Jubbergate
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Assembly Rooms
- Crest of York St John College
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)