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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Helen
- The Medieval Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Scarborough Bridge
- King Edward III and York
- Statue of the God Mars
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze weights
- The Red Tower
- York Art Gallery
- Gold Finger Ring
- Amber Bead Workshop
- 62 Low Petergate
- New Earswick
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall