Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Viking Boot
- Bone Trial Piece
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The George Fox Incident
- Bronze weights
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Our Lady's Row
- Fairfax House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- First World War York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'