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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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Mystery Plays
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- De Grey Rooms
- Dick Turpin
- Fishergate Bar
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Statue of the God Mars
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Scarborough Bridge
- Teaching the Poor
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Female Prison
- Transport Moves On
- Mithras and Arimanius