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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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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Minster Library
- Statue of Napoleon
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- King Richard II and York
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The First Railway Station
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- The York Helmet
- Feeding Roman York
- Is York Cursed?
- The End of the Abbey
- King Edward II and York
- Fairfax House
- Scarborough Bridge
- Military Belt Fitting