Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Statue of the God Mars
- St Crux's Church
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Barker Tower
- The Retreat
- Lendal Bridge
- George Leeman
- The Debtors' Prison
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Constantius Chlorus
- First World War York
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Sixties York
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions