Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Military Belt Fitting
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The York Observatory
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The First Minster
- York Bombed
- St William's Shrine
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Treasurer's House
- Fishergate Bar
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- York Railway Station
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway