Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Basilica
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Anglian Cross
- The End of the Abbey
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Council of Arles
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Hospitium
- The York Helmet
- Bootham School
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier