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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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Mansion House
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- York Railway Station
- The George Fox Incident
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Second World War York
- Holy Trinity Church
- Jubbergate
- Anglian Carving
- Statue of Napoleon