Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Norman House
- 62 Low Petergate
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- York Garrison
- The Bar Convent
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Church of St Olave
- The Hospitium
- A New University
- The York Observatory
- The First Railway Station
- The Medieval Castle
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Guy Fawkes
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Norman Castle