Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Expanding City
As York grew during the 20th century...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The County Court House
- The Bar Convent
- The Basilica
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Norman Castle
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Norman Window Frame
- William Etty, Artist
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Gold Arm Ring
- View from Station Rise
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- York Central Library
- King's Manor - Victorian
- York Union Gas Works
- Lendal Bridge
- The Abbot's House