Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Male Grooming
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Cawood Sword
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Mansion House
- Crest of York St John College
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fire in the Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- A Pipkin
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- Lendal Bridge
- Guy Fawkes