Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- York Central Library
- York in the fifteenth Century
- St Crux's Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Multangular Tower
- Norman Window Frame
- Fire in the Minster
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Sixties York
- Olive Oil Container
- York Railway Station
- King Edward III and York
- Alcuin of York
- The Medieval Castle