Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Statue of an Athlete
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York St John in the 20th Century
- The Basilica
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Gold Arm Ring
- Lendal Bridge
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- King Richard II and York
- The New Theatre
- Bootham Bar
- The Norman Abbey