Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Viking Coins
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Multangular Tower
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- New Shopping Centres
- Roman Head Pot
- Statue of Napoleon
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Mystery Plays
- Water Lanes
- Church of St Olave