Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- New Shopping Centres
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Feeding Roman York
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Boot
- John Carr - Architect
- Clifford's Tower
- The Medieval Minster
- Fire in the Minster
- Bootham School
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Treasurer's House
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Vikings and Christianity