Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Treasurer's House
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- King Edward I and York
- Viking Coins
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Feeding Roman York
- George Leeman
- New Earswick
- St Crux's Church
- The First Railway Station
- First World War Memorial
- Sixties York
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Debtors' Prison
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's Airfield
- The Female Prison