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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Medieval Minster
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- King Richard II and York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Abbot's House
- A Pipkin
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Central Methodist Chapel
- View from Station Rise
- Norman Window Frame
- The Black Death
- Dick Turpin
- King Edward III and York