Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Barley Hall
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The York Hoard
- Bronze weights
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Cawood Sword
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Vikings and Christianity
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Ouse Bridge
- Alcuin of York
- Treasurer's House
- Guy Fawkes
- The 1190 Massacre
- The York Observatory
- Judges Lodging