Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Medieval Prisons
- Alcuin of York
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- A New University
- Church of St Helen
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Richard II and York