Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Sixties York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The First Railway Station
- King Edward II and York
- Cinema Comes to York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Olive Oil Container
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Guildhall
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Horn of Ulf
- Royal Station Hotel
- Barley Hall
- Guy Fawkes
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate