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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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Is York Cursed?
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Assembly Rooms
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Eric Bloodaxe
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Micklegate Bar
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Richard II and York
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward II and York
- A New Vision For York
- Industrial Upheaval
- The Multangular Tower