Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Rebuilt in Stone
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Guildhall
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Bone Trial Piece
- Skeldergate Bridge
- York Railway Station
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- First World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- King Richard III and York
- The Minster in the 20th Century