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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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The First Minster
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Church of St Helen
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The First Railway Station
- Barker Tower
- Trams Pulled by Horses