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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- The Horn of Ulf
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- York Art Gallery
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Observatory
- King Edward III and York
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Mansion House
- View from Station Rise
- The Norman Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe