Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Airfield
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The York Hoard
- Barker Tower
- Vikings and Christianity
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Medieval Abbey
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Treasurer's House
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- Mary Ward
- The Multangular Tower