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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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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Inscription to Hecules
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The County Court House
- The Council of Arles
- The Shambles
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The White Rose of York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- Bronze weights
- Anglian Carving
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- William Etty, Artist
- Yorkshire Museum
- Aldwark Synagogue