Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Scarborough Bridge
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The First Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- King Richard II and York
- Dick Turpin
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Airfield
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Mansion House
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Mary Ward
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector