Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Ouse Bridge
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Statue of the God Mars
- York Art Gallery
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- New Earswick
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Holy Trinity Church
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Scarborough Bridge
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- York Bombed