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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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Red Tower
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Minster Library
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Norman Window Frame
- A New Walk
- Fire in the Minster
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Medieval Abbey
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Bronze weights
- The Norman Castle
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Battle of the Standard
- Second World War York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Stonegate