Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- The Hospitium
- York St John in the 20th Century
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Female Prison
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Bronze weights
- Sixties York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York Castle Museum
- William Etty, Artist
- York Union Gas Works
- The Greyfriars
- New Earswick
- New Shopping Centres
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom