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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Scarborough Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- York Railway Station
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Walmgate Bar
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Church of St Helen
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Bar Convent
- The Black Death
- Minster Library
- Cinema Comes to York