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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Medieval Castle
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Gold Finger Ring
- Teaching the Poor
- 62 Low Petergate
- Industrial Upheaval
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Medieval Abbey
- Walmgate Bar