Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Fire in the Minster
- The Assembly Rooms
- Church of St Olave
- York Garrison
- Guy Fawkes
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The New Theatre
- Dick Turpin
- King Richard II and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Norman Window Frame
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- New Earswick
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Jubbergate
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head