Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Castle Museum
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Shambles
- Viking Silk Cap
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Our Lady's Row
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Council of Arles
- Daniel Defoe's York
- New Shopping Centres
- Middleham Jewel
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York's first historian: Francis Drake