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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New Walk
- St William's Shrine
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Richard II and York
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Second World War York
- Church of St Olave
- The Red Tower
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Yorkshire Museum
- Ouse Bridge
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Inscription to Hecules