Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- York Railway Station
- Is York Cursed?
- Fairfax House
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Barley Hall
- Judges Lodging
- De Grey Rooms
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Viking Male Grooming
- Feeding Roman York
- The Roman Fortress
- A New University
- The Cawood Sword
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- King Richard III and York
- The White Rose of York
- King Edward II and York