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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- York Railway Station
- The County Court House
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Roman Fortress
- York Garrison
- Lendal Bridge
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York's Airfield
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Norman Minster
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Crest of York St John College
- The Greyfriars
- The George Fox Incident