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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward III and York
- The Medieval Minster
- Mary Ward
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree Park
- De Grey Rooms
- Viking Male Grooming
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- York's Coat of Arms
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Railway Institute
- York's first historian: Francis Drake