Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The New Theatre
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Railway Station
- King Edward I and York
- The Retreat
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Ripon College for Women
- A Pipkin
- The Council of Arles
- York Garrison
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The White Rose of York