Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- View from Station Rise
- The Greyfriars
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Sixties York
- Crest of York St John College
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Yorkshire Museum
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Shambles
- The Black Death
- Barley Hall
- Viking Coins