Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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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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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Dick Turpin
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Medieval Castle
- The York Observatory
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Church of St Olave
- York Central Library
- The New Theatre
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Mystery Plays
- A Pipkin
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier