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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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- First World War Memorial
- King Edward I and York
- George Leeman
- 62 Low Petergate
- Our Lady's Row
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Medieval Castle
- St Crux's Church
- Viking Coins
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Feeding Roman York
- The Medieval Minster
- Margaret Clitherow
- Daniel Defoe's York