Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- King Richard III and York
- The Horn of Ulf
- Fire in the Minster
- Anglian Cross
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Royal Station Hotel
- New Shopping Centres
- Church of St Helen
- Constantius Chlorus