Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Yorkshire Museum
- Bone Trial Piece
- Mary Ward
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York Railway Station
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Earswick
- The Roman Fortress
- Teaching the Poor
- King Richard III and York
- The First Railway Station
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Holy Trinity Church