Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Bootham School
- York Art Gallery
- A New Walk
- Mary Ward
- Cinema Comes to York
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- Middleham Jewel
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- De Grey Rooms
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- Sixties York
- York Railway Station
- Vikings and Christianity
- The York Observatory