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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- King Edward I and York
- Medieval Prisons
- De Grey Rooms
- First World War York
- Bootham Bar
- Teaching the Poor
- The Cawood Sword
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Clifford's Tower
- The End of the Abbey