Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Medieval Prisons
- Barley Hall
- All Saints Church, North Street
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Stonegate
- The End of the Abbey
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Bar Convent
- Bronze weights
- Industrial Upheaval
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Anglian Cross
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- York St John in the 20th Century
- A New Walk