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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Alcuin of York
- King Richard III and York
- Military Belt Fitting
- York Art Gallery
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- King Edward I and York
- Mary Ward
- Monk Bar
- Gold Arm Ring
- Statue of Napoleon
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Fire in the Minster
- The Norman Abbey