Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The York Observatory
- New Shopping Centres
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The White Rose of York
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Barley Hall
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Holy Trinity Church
- Feeding Roman York
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Victorian Prison Building