Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- York Union Gas Works
- The Greyfriars
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Lendal Tower
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Ripon College for Women
- A New University
- Feeding Roman York
- A Pipkin
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- St Crux's Church
- Roman Chimney Pot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Vikings and Christianity
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom