Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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City Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Greyfriars
- Transport Moves On
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Roman Head Pot
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- Margaret Clitherow
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Minster Library
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Aldwark Synagogue