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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- King Edward I and York
- Micklegate Bar
- Fairfax House
- Lendal Tower
- The First Railway Station
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mithras and Arimanius
- York Central Library
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Barley Hall
- The Medieval Minster
- Church of St Helen
- Bone Trial Piece
- Ripon College for Women