Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The George Fox Incident
- Gold Arm Ring
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Industrial Upheaval
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- York and the Holocaust
- Is York Cursed?
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Lendal Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York