Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- View from Station Rise
- A New University
- Water Lanes
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- A Pipkin
- Viking Boot
- Micklegate Bar
- The Hospitium
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Holy Trinity Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Edward III and York
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Gold Finger Ring
- Military Belt Fitting
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Assembly Rooms