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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Hospitium
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- York Union Gas Works
- The York Helmet
- The Council of Arles
- St Crux's Church
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King Richard III and York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Lendal Bridge
- The Victorian Prison Building