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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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Crest of York St John College
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Guy Fawkes
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- King Richard III and York
- The Red Tower
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The White Rose of York
- Middleham Jewel
- The Medieval Abbey
- Statue of an Athlete
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York