Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The First Railway Station
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The Multangular Tower
- Church of St Olave
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bone Trial Piece
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Holy Trinity Church
- A New University
- Vikings and Christianity
- King Richard III and York
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Victorian Prison Building
- York and the Holocaust
- 62 Low Petergate