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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Fire in the Minster
- Rebuilt in Stone
- John Carr - Architect
- Crest of York St John College
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Barker Tower
- The Norman Abbey
- Bootham School
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Bone Trial Piece
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- New Earswick
- Medieval Prisons
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The End of the Abbey
- Dick Turpin