Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Gold Arm Ring
- Silver Strap Ends
- Guy Fawkes
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Bone Trial Piece
- Olive Oil Container
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St William's Shrine
- Ouse Bridge
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Garrison
- Viking Boot
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Dick Turpin