Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Inscription to Hecules
- York's Coat of Arms
- The York Helmet
- The York Observatory
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The First Railway Station
- The Assembly Rooms
- New Shopping Centres
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Guy Fawkes
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Guildhall
- The Railway Institute