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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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Roman Head Pot
- Middleham Jewel
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Medieval Castle
- Fishergate Bar
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Medieval Prisons
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The First Railway Station
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Scarborough Bridge
- New Shopping Centres
- John Carr - Architect