Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Ouse Bridge
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Wilfrid
- De Grey Rooms
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Bootham School
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Rowntree Park
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Medieval Prisons
- The York Hoard
- The New Theatre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Council of Arles
- Central Methodist Chapel