Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fire in the Minster
- York's Coat of Arms
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Medieval Abbey
- Walmgate Bar
- The Red Tower
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Bronze weights
- The 1190 Massacre
- St William's Shrine
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- View from Station Rise
- The York Hoard