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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- The Mansion House
- The York Observatory
- Second World War York
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- King Edward II and York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Victoria Bar
- The Bar Convent
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Lendal Tower
- Ripon College for Women
- Rowntree Park