Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Our Lady's Row
- Church of St Wilfrid
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Helmet
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The First Railway Station
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Dick Turpin
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Stonegate
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- St William's Shrine
- Plum Cakes for Christmas