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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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- York St John in the 20th Century
- View from Station Rise
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze weights
- Viking Male Grooming
- Mary Ward
- Statue of an Athlete
- St Crux's Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- Treasurer's House
- Viking Silk Cap
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Scarborough Bridge
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Victorian Prison Building