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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Statue of an Athlete
- Constantius Chlorus
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- York Central Library
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Rowntree Park
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Mansion House
- King Richard II and York
- The Black Death
- The Hospitium
- The First Minster
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York