Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- Roman Chimney Pot
- William Etty, Artist
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Crest of York St John College
- Judges Lodging
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Bombed
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Transport Moves On
- York Central Library
- The Cawood Sword
- The Minster after the Reformation
- The Abbot's House
- The Hospitium
- A New Walk
- Anglian Cross