Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Helen
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Is York Cursed?
- Second World War York
- First World War York
- Anglian Carving
- York Railway Station
- The Assembly Rooms
- Viking Male Grooming
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Multangular Tower
- Aldwark Synagogue
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bronze weights
- King Edward II and York
- The County Court House
- Statue of an Athlete