Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Second World War York
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Middleham Jewel
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- A New Walk
- First World War Memorial
- Cinema Comes to York
- The Multangular Tower
- Roman Head Pot
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Rowntree Park
- The Basilica
- Silver Strap Ends
- The Hospitium
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Olive Oil Container