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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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Shambles
- Viking Coins
- The Council of Arles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Statue of the God Mars
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Military Belt Fitting
- Fishergate Bar
- Barley Hall
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Railway Institute
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Fairfax House
- Jubbergate