Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Finger Ring
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Fairfax House
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Greyfriars
- Vikings and Christianity
- Statue of the God Mars
- Margaret Clitherow
- The George Fox Incident
- The Railway Institute
- A New Walk
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Second World War York
- Our Lady's Row