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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Assembly Rooms
- The Roman Fortress
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Judges Lodging
- Guy Fawkes
- Inscription to Hecules
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- John Carr - Architect
- King Edward III and York
- Treasurer's House
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Viking Silk Cap
- Mithras and Arimanius