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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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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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Ouse Bridge
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Guildhall
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- First World War York
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Barker Tower
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- A New Walk
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Medieval Minster
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Statue of the God Mars
- Bone Trial Piece