Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Clifford's Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Multangular Tower
- Bootham Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Walmgate Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Basilica
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Norman Window Frame
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Bootham School
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers