Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Bootham School
- The County Court House
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Clifford's Tower
- New Shopping Centres
- Lendal Bridge
- Stonegate
- Cinema Comes to York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Medieval Minster
- King Richard III and York
- George Leeman