Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York in the fifteenth Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- First World War Memorial
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Greyfriars
- St Leonard's Hospital
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The End of the Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Guildhall
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Middleham Jewel
- Industrial Upheaval
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Retreat
- The Crossed Keys Symbol