Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- New Earswick
- York's Airfield
- The Minster after the Reformation
- First World War Memorial
- Gold Finger Ring
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze weights
- De Grey Rooms
- Bootham School
- The Roman Fortress
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The End of the Abbey
- The George Fox Incident
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Teaching the Poor
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'