Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Military Belt Fitting
- Water Lanes
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Abbot's House
- John Carr - Architect
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward I and York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Boot
- Margaret Clitherow
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Chimney Pot
- George Leeman
- Gold Arm Ring
- The Red Tower