Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Victoria Bar
- Second World War York
- King Richard III and York
- Bootham Bar
- Dick Turpin
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The York Observatory
- Cinema Comes to York
- Stonegate
- Rowntree Park
- Jewbury Cemetery
- A New Vision For York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake