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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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- York's Coat of Arms
- Anglian Cross
- Viking Silk Cap
- The Greyfriars
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Statue of an Athlete
- The York Helmet
- York Railway Station
- York Art Gallery
- Royal Station Hotel
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- George Leeman
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Crossed Keys Symbol