Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A New University
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Carving
- King Richard III and York
- Middleham Jewel
- The York Helmet
- Viking Silk Cap
- The County Court House
- Second World War York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Roman Fortress
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Burial Vessel