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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The York Helmet
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Gold Finger Ring
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- King Edward II and York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Judges Lodging
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- St William's Shrine
- Anglian Carving