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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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Judges Lodging
- Lendal Bridge
- First World War York
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Mary Ward
- A New Walk
- York's Airfield
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Boot
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Cawood Sword
- The Mansion House