Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Medieval Prisons
- First World War York
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Hospitium
- York Art Gallery
- York Castle Museum
- Church of St Wilfrid
- The First Railway Station
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- The Abbot's House
- The Norman Abbey
- York's Coat of Arms
- Plum Cakes for Christmas