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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Olave
- Victoria Bar
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Scarborough Bridge
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Middleham Jewel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Second World War York
- 62 Low Petergate
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's Coat of Arms
- York Art Gallery
- Olive Oil Container
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Anglian Cross
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Helen