Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The White Rose of York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- King Edward I and York
- The Guildhall
- Minster Library
- A Pipkin
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Red Tower
- York Bombed
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Viking Boot
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- A New Vision For York
- Bones of a Roman Combatant