Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Dick Turpin
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The York Helmet
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Monk Bar
- The Shambles
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Norman Castle
- The Retreat
- The Abbot's House
- Church of St Helen
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Silver Strap Ends
- The 1190 Massacre