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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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Coins
- The Shambles
- York Railway Station
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Holy Trinity Church
- Royal Station Hotel
- Minster Library
- Gold Arm Ring
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Yorkshire Museum
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The New Theatre
- 62 Low Petergate
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Gold Finger Ring