Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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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 Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- New Shopping Centres
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Constantius Chlorus
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- The Mystery Plays
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Bootham School
- George Leeman
- York Railway Station
- The Victorian Prison Building