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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- First World War Memorial
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Judges Lodging
- Water Lanes
- Vikings and Christianity
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The Railway Institute
- The White Rose of York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Church of St Olave
- The Shambles
- De Grey Rooms
- The 1190 Massacre
- St Leonard's Hospital