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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- John Carr - Architect
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Mary Ward
- Margaret Clitherow
- York Garrison
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- A New University
- De Grey Rooms
- York's Airfield
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Cawood Sword
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Crux's Church