Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and the Holocaust
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of Napoleon
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York Art Gallery
- The First Minster
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Judges Lodging
- The Basilica
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Vikings and Christianity
- Viking Male Grooming
- Royal Station Hotel
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Roman Head Pot
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church