Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Greyfriars
- New Earswick
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Norman Abbey
- King Edward I and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Union Gas Works
- The Bar Convent
- The New Theatre
- Anglian Carving
- George Leeman
- York Garrison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- York Castle Museum