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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Dick Turpin
- Clifford's Tower
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Minster Library
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Guildhall
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- The Mystery Plays
- The Hospitium
- Norman Window Frame
- The Bar Convent
- The Debtors' Prison
- Anglian Carving
- The Medieval Castle