Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Greyfriars
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Railway Institute
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Second World War York
- The Norman Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- The Basilica
- York Railway Station
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- The Minster after the Reformation
- King Richard III and York
- The York Observatory