Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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New Century and New Standards
A housing revolution Benjamin Seebo...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Assembly Rooms
- Rowntree Park
- King Richard III and York
- The Bar Convent
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Coins
- Medieval Prisons
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The York Observatory
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Crest of York St John College
- Industrial Upheaval
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Middleham Jewel