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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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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Hoard
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Church of St Olave
- A New Walk
- The Norman Castle
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The 1190 Massacre
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Fire in the Minster
- York Art Gallery
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- The Debtors' Prison
- Viking Coins
- York Castle Museum