Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Castle Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Ripon College for Women
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Mary Ward
- Lendal Bridge
- Micklegate Bar
- The New Theatre
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Vikings and Christianity
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York Bombed
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill