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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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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...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- King Edward I and York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Railway Station
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mary Ward
- Yorkshire Museum
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Multangular Tower
- Viking Male Grooming