Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York's Airfield
- The First Minster
- Roman Head Pot
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- St William's Shrine
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Crest of York St John College
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Rowntree Park
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- The Abbot's House
- John Carr - Architect