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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Art Gallery
- De Grey Rooms
- Treasurer's House
- View from Station Rise
- King Edward III and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Judges Lodging
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- John Carr - Architect
- Holy Trinity Church
- Gold Finger Ring
- First World War Memorial
- Roman Head Pot
- Second World War York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York