Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York St John in the 20th Century
- York Union Gas Works
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The End of the Abbey
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Scarborough Bridge
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- A Pipkin
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Jewbury Cemetery
- York Central Library
- First World War York
- The Medieval Minster
- A New Vision For York