Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Railway Institute
- Gold Finger Ring
- The 1190 Massacre
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Barley Hall
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Carving
- York Castle Museum
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York and the Holocaust
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jewbury Cemetery