Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Feeding Roman York
- The Female Prison
- Yorkshire Museum
- Monk Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Clifford's Tower
- The Cawood Sword
- Bone Trial Piece
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Barley Hall
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Union Gas Works
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- The Multangular Tower
- Scarborough Bridge