Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Abbey
- King Richard II and York
- Silver Strap Ends
- Is York Cursed?
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Feeding Roman York
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- The Assembly Rooms
- St Crux's Church
- The George Fox Incident
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Church of St Olave
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Holocaust