Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Eric Bloodaxe
- A New Vision For York
- The York Observatory
- Lendal Bridge
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Basilica
- York Castle Museum
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Guy Fawkes
- Ripon College for Women
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The White Rose of York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Dick Turpin