Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Central Methodist Chapel
- York Union Gas Works
- Tombstone of a Roman Soldier
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Constantius Chlorus
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Norman House
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Horn of Ulf
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- Rowntree Park
- Vikings and Christianity
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity