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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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Retreat
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Micklegate Bar
- Anglian Cross
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bootham School
- Lendal Bridge
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Feeding Roman York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Lendal Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Chimney Pot