Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Railway Institute
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bootham School
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- New Shopping Centres
- King Richard III and York
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Roman Head Pot
- Aldwark Synagogue
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Norman Window Frame
- The Greyfriars
- Anglian Burial Vessel