Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- First World War York
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Hospitium
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Battle of the Standard
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Daniel Defoe's York
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- A New University
- Monk Bar
- Margaret Clitherow
- The Minster after the Reformation