Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Norman Abbey
- The Battle of the Standard
- Crest of York St John College
- The Medieval Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- John Carr - Architect
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Silk Cap