Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Railway Station
- First World War York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- King Edward II and York
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Multangular Tower
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Black Death
- Sixties York
- Mithras and Arimanius
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Treasurer's House
- St Crux's Church