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 End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman Abbey
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Alcuin of York
- Bronze weights
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- King Edward I and York
- The Greyfriars
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Clifford's Tower
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- York Bombed
- Church of St Olave
- Church of St Helen
- The First Minster
- Is York Cursed?