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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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of Napoleon
- Transport Moves On
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- York and the Holocaust
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Is York Cursed?
- Anglian Carving
- The First Minster
- Olive Oil Container
- York Art Gallery
- The Roman Fortress
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- William Etty, Artist
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Dick Turpin
- The Greyfriars