Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Treasurer's House
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Gold Finger Ring
- Is York Cursed?
- Judges Lodging
- The White Rose of York
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Viking Silk Cap
- York St John in the 20th Century