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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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- New Earswick
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Shambles
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Viking Silk Cap
- The York Helmet
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Railway Station
- Ripon College for Women
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Our Lady's Row
- Jewbury Cemetery