Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Micklegate Bar
- The Shambles
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Fairfax House
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St William's Shrine
- William Etty, Artist
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York Bombed
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Railway Institute
- Hair of a Roman Girl