Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The 1190 Massacre
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Middleham Jewel
- The Council of Arles
- The George Fox Incident
- The Horn of Ulf
- New Earswick
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- The Minster after the Reformation
- York Union Gas Works
- Clifford's Tower
- Micklegate Bar
- The Female Prison
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- The Medieval Abbey
- Anglian Cross
- Constantius Chlorus