Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- A Pipkin
- Barker Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Guy Fawkes
- Church of St Helen
- Transport Moves On
- The End of the Abbey
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Fishergate Bar
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- King Edward III and York
- Monk Bar
- New Earswick
- Fire in the Minster
- The Retreat
- The Minster after the Reformation