Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Bombed
- Norman Window Frame
- Gold Finger Ring
- Second World War York
- The York Hoard
- York Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Mystery Plays
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Greyfriars
- Treasurer's House
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Vikings and Christianity