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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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- King Edward I and York
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Church of St Olave
- New Shopping Centres
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Norman Castle
- Feeding Roman York
- York Garrison
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Norman Minster