Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mary Ward
- The Medieval Abbey
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The County Court House
- The Basilica
- Treasurer's House
- Lendal Bridge
- Crest of York St John College
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Union Gas Works
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Statue of Napoleon
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Anglian Carving
- The Red Tower
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy