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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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- Bootham School
- The Debtors' Prison
- York Art Gallery
- The Basilica
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The York Observatory
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of the God Mars
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Barker Tower
- The Norman House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Fairfax House