Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Lendal Bridge
- St Leonard's Hospital
- View from Station Rise
- Gold Finger Ring
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Assembly Rooms
- Victoria Bar
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Minster
- York Art Gallery
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Basilica
- Fire in the Minster