Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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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 Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of an Athlete
- Fishergate Bar
- Bootham Bar
- Church of St Olave
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Norman House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Margaret Clitherow
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The White Rose of York
- New Earswick
- All Saints Church, North Street
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Norman Minster
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- William Etty, Artist