Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Roman Head Pot
- Constantius Chlorus
- The George Fox Incident
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Walmgate Bar
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- New Earswick
- The First Minster
- William Etty, Artist
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Micklegate Bar