Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Ripon College for Women
- View from Station Rise
- The Debtors' Prison
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- The Medieval Castle
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Gold Arm Ring
- The First Minster
- The Minster in Viking Times
- York Castle Museum
- Medieval Prisons
- Teaching the Poor
- York Bombed
- Archbishop Scrope Executed