Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Medieval Castle
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Dick Turpin
- The First Railway Station
- York's Airfield
- A Pipkin
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York and the Holocaust
- The Council of Arles
- The Greyfriars
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Stonegate
- The Mansion House
- Statue of an Athlete