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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- View from Station Rise
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- York Art Gallery
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- New Shopping Centres
- Statue of Napoleon
- King Edward I and York
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Guy Fawkes
- The Bar Convent
- Dick Turpin
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Second World War York
- Bootham School
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle