Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mansion House
- Middleham Jewel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Central Methodist Chapel
- Feeding Roman York
- The County Court House
- Monk Bar
- Ouse Bridge
- Dick Turpin
- Lendal Bridge
- Yorkshire Museum
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bootham School
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St William's Shrine
- The York Observatory
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels