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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Bar Convent
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Bootham Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The County Court House
- York Castle Museum
- A Pipkin
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Transport Moves On
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior