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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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- New Earswick
- York's Coat of Arms
- Feeding Roman York
- The Council of Arles
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Guildhall
- View from Station Rise
- The New Theatre
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Judges Lodging
- The George Fox Incident
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa