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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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- Sixties York
- Our Lady's Row
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- John Carr - Architect
- Victoria Bar
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- York Art Gallery
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Basilica
- Viking Sword Pommel
- King Edward III and York
- The Black Death
- The New Theatre
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- A New Vision For York
- Roman Head Pot
- St Leonard's Hospital