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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- The Mansion House
- The Medieval Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- Feeding Roman York
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- King Edward II and York
- Lendal Bridge
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Horn of Ulf
- Silver Strap Ends
- Inscription to Hecules
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Ripon College for Women
- The Debtors' Prison
- York's Airfield