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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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- William Etty, Artist
- Margaret Clitherow
- The First Railway Station
- Rowntree Park
- Vikings and Christianity
- York Union Gas Works
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Guy Fawkes
- Lendal Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Ouse Bridge