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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Black Death
- The Medieval Castle
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Council of Arles
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Medieval Prisons
- The Mystery Plays
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Statue of an Athlete
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York Central Library
- Anglian Carving
- King Edward II and York
- Is York Cursed?