Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Norman Window Frame
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- King Edward III and York
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Stonegate
- The Debtors' Prison
- The End of the Abbey
- St William's Shrine
- A New University
- Our Lady's Row
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Garrison
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Church of St Olave
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Pilgrimage of Grace