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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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of an Athlete
- The George Fox Incident
- View from Station Rise
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Lendal Tower
- The Guildhall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- York's Airfield
- The Assembly Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Norman House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Ripon College for Women
- Jewbury Cemetery