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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Film comes to History of York
HoY now has movies! A recent...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Military Belt Fitting
- Statue of an Athlete
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Barker Tower
- Viking Coins
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Assembly Rooms
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Holy Trinity Church
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- First World War Memorial
- Treasurer's House
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Battle of the Standard