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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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Teaching the Poor
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King's Manor - Victorian
- The Black Death
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Clifford's Tower
- Bone Trial Piece
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The End of the Abbey
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- St William's Shrine
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of Napoleon
- The 1190 Massacre
- A New University