Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The End of the Abbey
- Church of St Olave
- Barley Hall
- King Richard II and York
- The York Observatory
- Micklegate Bar
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Medieval Castle
- First World War Memorial
- York in the fifteenth Century
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Bronze weights
- York Castle Museum
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York Railway Station
- Fairfax House
- Lendal Tower