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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bootham School
- Medieval Prisons
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Daniel Defoe's York
- New Earswick
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Cinema Comes to York
- Middleham Jewel
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Minster
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- St Crux's Church
- The Railway Institute