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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- William Etty, Artist
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Anglian Carving
- Medieval Prisons
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Barley Hall
- Gold Finger Ring
- Mary Ward
- View from Station Rise
- Monk Bar
- Feeding Roman York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Sixties York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York Railway Station