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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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Female Prison
- The Medieval Abbey
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The White Rose of York
- Our Lady's Row
- The First Railway Station
- York Bombed
- Cinema Comes to York
- Ripon College for Women
- The New Theatre
- The Red Tower
- York Castle Museum
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The York Observatory