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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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Mystery Plays
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The York Observatory
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Rowntree Park
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The 1190 Massacre
- Royal Station Hotel
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Yorkshire Museum
- Scarborough Bridge
- St Crux's Church
- St William's Shrine