Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Anglian Carving
- Walmgate Bar
- Fairfax House
- New Shopping Centres
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- A New Vision For York
- Teaching the Poor
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Daniel Defoe's York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Eric Bloodaxe
- First World War York
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- George Leeman
- York in the fifteenth Century