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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Bar Convent
- Alcuin of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Retreat
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Margaret Clitherow
- Cinema Comes to York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Bootham Bar
- The York Hoard
- Sixties York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- The Guildhall
- The George Fox Incident
- Teaching the Poor