Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Retreat
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Viking Male Grooming
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Black Death
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fairfax House
- The New Theatre
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway