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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bone Trial Piece
- The Guildhall
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Middleham Jewel
- The Bar Convent
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Jubbergate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Olive Oil Container
- Bootham Bar
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Margaret Clitherow