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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Debtors' Prison
- Treasurer's House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- William Etty, Artist
- Ouse Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- King Edward III and York
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Second World War York
- The Retreat
- The York Hoard
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The End of the Abbey
- Eric Bloodaxe