Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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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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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Edward I and York
- Gold Arm Ring
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York Railway Station
- The Norman Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Vikings and Christianity
- John Carr - Architect
- York Bombed
- Treasurer's House
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Multangular Tower
- Monk Bar
- King Richard III and York
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Statue of the God Mars