Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Jubbergate
- Inscription to Hecules
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Silk Cap
- York's Coat of Arms
- The Multangular Tower
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Viking Sword Pommel
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Statue of Napoleon
- Anglian Cross
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Feeding Roman York