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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- 62 Low Petergate
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- John Carr - Architect
- De Grey Rooms
- York Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- York's Coat of Arms
- Mary Ward
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Medieval Minster
- Gold Arm Ring
- Treasurer's House