Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Our Lady's Row
- Feeding Roman York
- The Norman House
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Railway Institute
- The Cawood Sword
- Norman Window Frame
- York and the Holocaust
- Monk Bar
- Fire in the Minster
- King Edward I and York
- Water Lanes
- Scarborough Bridge
- The First Railway Station
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- A New University
- King Edward II and York