Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Roman Chimney Pot
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- York Railway Station
- The York Hoard
- Cinema Comes to York
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The Norman Castle
- The Railway Institute
- First World War York
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Battle of Marston Moor