Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor Troubles
Richard III had been a friend to Yor...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Rowntree Park
- The First Minster
- Fairfax House
- St Crux's Church
- Statue of Napoleon
- The Shambles
- De Grey Rooms
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Debtors' Prison
- Barley Hall
- 62 Low Petergate
- Monk Bar
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions