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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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- York St John in the 20th Century
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Micklegate Bar
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Gold Arm Ring
- Victoria Bar
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The York Hoard
- William Etty, Artist
- Clifford's Tower
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Vikings and Christianity
- John Carr - Architect
- The Medieval Minster