Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Dick Turpin
- Bronze weights
- The York Helmet
- The Railway Institute
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Our Lady's Row
- The Abbot's House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Council of Arles
- St Leonard's Hospital