Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Richard III and York
- York Bombed
- Transport Moves On
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Statue of Napoleon
- George Leeman
- Lendal Tower
- Our Lady's Row
- Roman Head Pot
- Bootham School
- York Central Library
- Gold Finger Ring
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- The Council of Arles
- Viking Sword Pommel