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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Church of St Olave
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Railway Station
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Guy Fawkes
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Hoard
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- A New Vision For York
- Holy Trinity Church