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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- John Carr - Architect
- Teaching the Poor
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Railway Institute
- Guy Fawkes
- The Mystery Plays
- The York Observatory
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Multangular Tower
- Gold Arm Ring
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- York Central Library
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- Viking Coins