Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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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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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Military Belt Fitting
- Teaching the Poor
- Barley Hall
- Margaret Clitherow
- Statue of an Athlete
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- Fire in the Minster
- Central Methodist Chapel
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- The Retreat
- York Central Library
- Church of St Olave
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Council of Arles
- Mithras and Arimanius
- First World War Memorial