Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- St Crux's Church
- Inscription to Hecules
- The New Theatre
- The George Fox Incident
- Norman Window Frame
- The York Observatory
- The Mansion House
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Horn of Ulf
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Retreat
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Railway King: George Hudson