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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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Tudor Troubles Two
The Tudor dynasty was a religious ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The Hospitium
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Silver Strap Ends
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Fishergate Bar
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Norman Abbey
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Is York Cursed?
- The Horn of Ulf
- Feeding Roman York
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Central Library