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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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The George Fox Incident
- George Leeman
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- De Grey Rooms
- Crest of York St John College
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Margaret Clitherow
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Middleham Jewel
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Constantius Chlorus
- Sixties York
- Clifford's Tower
- Teaching the Poor
- Second World War York