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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The First Railway Station
- York's Coat of Arms
- A Pipkin
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Barker Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Railway Institute
- The Retreat
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Mystery Plays
- The Female Prison
- Constantius Chlorus
- Roman Head Pot
- Silver Strap Ends