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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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Observatory
- Alcuin of York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Basilica
- York Castle Museum
- The Council of Arles
- New Shopping Centres
- Rowntree Park
- Sixties York
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Norman Abbey
- The Norman Castle
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Anglian Cross
- York Bombed
- Guy Fawkes