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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- John Carr - Architect
- The Basilica
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Second World War York
- The Hospitium
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- First World War York
- York in the fifteenth Century
- York's Airfield
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Church of St Olave
- Medieval Prisons
- Anglian Hanging Bowl