Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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After the Siege
In July of 1644 York was in a state...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Margaret Clitherow
- De Grey Rooms
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Medieval Abbey
- A New Walk
- The Greyfriars
- Second World War York
- Barley Hall
- Medieval Prisons
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Walmgate Bar
- A New University
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of Napoleon
- The York Observatory
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'