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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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Sixties York
- The County Court House
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Norman Castle
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Minster
- The End of the Abbey
- The Female Prison
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Railway Institute
- Church of St Helen
- Clifford's Tower
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Basilica
- Judges Lodging
- York's Airfield