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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- St William's Shrine
- John Carr - Architect
- The York Observatory
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Treasurer's House
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Transport Moves On
- Fishergate Bar
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Helen
- Viking Male Grooming
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Micklegate Bar
- The Black Death