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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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- George Leeman
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- A New University
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The County Court House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Water Lanes
- The Shambles
- Bootham School
- The Medieval Abbey
- The First Railway Station
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York