Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Daniel Defoe's York
- First World War Memorial
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Medieval Castle
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Jubbergate
- Transport Moves On
- Fairfax House
- The Railway Institute
- Fire in the Minster
- Sixties York
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Teaching the Poor
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Medieval Abbey
- The 1190 Massacre