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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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Hospitium
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- A New Walk
- 62 Low Petergate
- Bone Trial Piece
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Multangular Tower
- The Council of Arles
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Retreat
- Sixties York
- York's Coat of Arms
- Bronze weights
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Minster Library
- The Pilgrimage of Grace