Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- A New University
- Bootham School
- New Shopping Centres
- Aldwark Synagogue
- King Richard II and York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward II and York
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Basilica
- A New Walk
- The Norman House
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Horn of Ulf
- Cinema Comes to York