Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Debtors' Prison
- Eric Bloodaxe
- York Railway Station
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Constantius Chlorus
- King Edward II and York
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Jubbergate
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- First World War Memorial
- Cinema Comes to York
- Minster Library
- Gold Arm Ring