Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward III and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- William Etty, Artist
- St Crux's Church
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- A New University
- The Norman House
- Feeding Roman York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- King Edward II and York
- York Railway Station
- Roman Head Pot
- Ripon College for Women