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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Mansion House
- The 1190 Massacre
- First World War Memorial
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway Institute
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Retreat
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Olive Oil Container