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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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Rowntree Park
- First World War York
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Roman Fortress
- George Leeman
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- The Medieval Abbey
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Holy Trinity Church
- Water Lanes
- The Black Death
- Church of St Helen
- The First Minster
- Trams Pulled by Horses