Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The York Helmet
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The York Observatory
- The Norman House
- The 1190 Massacre
- Church of St Helen
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Inscription to Hecules
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Assembly Rooms
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Constantius Chlorus
- York Garrison
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The End of the Abbey
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York