Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- The Bar Convent
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Viking Male Grooming
- York Castle Museum
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Industrial Upheaval