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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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Boot
- Water Lanes
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New Vision For York
- Anglian Carving
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Amber Bead Workshop
- St Leonard's Hospital
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The New Theatre
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- York's first historian: Francis Drake