Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Bridge
- De Grey Rooms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Treasurer's House
- First World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Victoria Bar
- Fishergate Bar
- A New University
- Inscription to Hecules
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bone Trial Piece
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Rebuilt in Stone
- The First Minster
- York and the Holocaust
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Tombstone of Julia Velva