Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Abbot's House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Guildhall
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Medieval Minster
- New Shopping Centres
- Lendal Tower
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Medieval Abbey
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York Bombed
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Water Lanes
- York Castle Museum
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Medieval Castle