Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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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...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Minster after the Reformation
- George Leeman
- A New Walk
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Female Prison
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- The New Theatre
- Our Lady's Row
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Teaching the Poor
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Minster
- Roman Gods and Goddesses
- King Edward III and York