Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vikings and Christianity
- Military Belt Fitting
- Industrial Upheaval
- St Crux's Church
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York Castle Museum
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Battle of the Standard
- Barley Hall
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Medieval Prisons
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Richard II and York
- The First Railway Station
- A Pipkin
- Stonegate