Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Lendal Tower
- Ouse Bridge
- The Cawood Sword
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Minster
- The Horn of Ulf
- William Etty, Artist
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Guy Fawkes
- Olive Oil Container
- The Medieval Minster
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Teaching the Poor
- The Black Death
- The George Fox Incident
- The Multangular Tower
- Mithras and Arimanius