Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Crux's Church
- Water Lanes
- De Grey Rooms
- Stonegate
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Norman Castle
- New Shopping Centres
- York and the Holocaust
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Greyfriars
- Elizabeth Boardingham