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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Anglian Cross
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Earswick
- The First Railway Station
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Horn of Ulf
- The Shambles
- The Female Prison
- The Cawood Sword
- Rowntree Park
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Middleham Jewel
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of Napoleon