Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Guildhall
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Our Lady's Row
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward II and York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- York and the Restoration of the Monarchy
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Female Prison