Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cinema Comes to York
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Vikings and Christianity
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- York Castle Museum
- King Edward II and York
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Feeding Roman York
- Viking Boot
- New Shopping Centres
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Norman Abbey