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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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- The York Observatory
- The Bar Convent
- The Roman Fortress
- The Cawood Sword
- The Medieval Castle
- Mary Ward
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions