Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Our Lady's Row
- Royal Station Hotel
- York Railway Station
- Barker Tower
- Lendal Bridge
- King Richard II and York
- Margaret Clitherow
- Feeding Roman York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The First Railway Station
- The Female Prison
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Horn of Ulf
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Guy Fawkes
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Railway King: George Hudson