Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Crest of York St John College
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Minster Library
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Norman House
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Norman Window Frame
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart