Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Crux's Church
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- York Bombed
- Medieval Prisons
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Female Prison
- Viking Boot
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- The First Railway Station
- The Multangular Tower
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Helen
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'