Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The First Railway Station
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- First World War Memorial
- The York Helmet
- Yorkshire Museum
- View from Station Rise
- A New Walk
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Bar Convent
- George Leeman
- The York Observatory
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York Art Gallery