Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Norman
When York was conquered by William,...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Abbot's House
- York Central Library
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Teaching the Poor
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Cawood Sword
- York's Coat of Arms
- A New University
- Sixties York
- York Railway Station
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- Church of All Saints Pavement
- Statue of Napoleon
- Constantius Chlorus
- The York Observatory
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Norman Castle
- Church of St Helen