Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Royal Station Hotel
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Monk Bar
- The York Helmet
- King Richard II and York
- The Council of Arles
- Is York Cursed?
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Second World War York
- The Female Prison
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill