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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Mary Ward
- Scarborough Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The York Helmet
- Constantius Chlorus
- Transport Moves On
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- New Earswick
- The Female Prison
- York's Coat of Arms
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall