Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- King Edward I and York
- New Shopping Centres
- Is York Cursed?
- Viking Boot
- The Norman Castle
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Dick Turpin
- Anglian Burial Vessel
- The First Minster
- The Assembly Rooms
- Elizabeth Boardingham
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- York and the Holocaust
- York Art Gallery