Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War Memorial
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Norman Abbey
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- A New University
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Monk Bar
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Sixties York
- York Castle Museum
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- King Edward II and York
- Mary Ward
- Minster Library
- The Medieval Castle
- York's Airfield
- The Norman Castle