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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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Stonegate
- The George Fox Incident
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Debtors' Prison
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Holocaust
- Judges Lodging
- The Railway Institute
- View from Station Rise
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Battle of the Standard
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Coins