Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The End of Roman York
Eboracum (Roman York) remained an i...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Stonegate
- Bronze weights
- The End of the Abbey
- Feeding Roman York
- King Richard III and York
- Viking Silk Cap
- King Edward I and York
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Constantius Chlorus
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The New Theatre
- Statue of the God Mars
- Judges Lodging
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)