Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- John Carr - Architect
- Our Lady's Row
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Victoria Bar
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Red Tower
- A New Vision For York
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- A Pipkin
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Bar Convent
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Medieval Prisons
- York Central Library
- The First Minster