Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Red Tower
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Medieval Prisons
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Hospitium
- Lendal Tower
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Royal Station Hotel
- New Earswick
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Gold Arm Ring
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- The Battle of the Standard
- Teaching the Poor
- Jubbergate