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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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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- A Pipkin
- Crest of York St John College
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Medieval Prisons
- Viking Silk Cap
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- The Mansion House
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Barker Tower
- Rowntree Park
- The York Observatory
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Teaching the Poor
- The First Railway Station