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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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York's Jewish History - An Audio Trail
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Cinema Comes to York
- Barker Tower
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- A New University
- The Horn of Ulf
- King Edward II and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Retreat
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Fairfax House
- The End of the Abbey
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Shambles
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity