Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Life in the Abbey
St Mary's Abbey in York was Benedict...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Lost Buildings of York
York is celebrated for its medieval...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Ouse Bridge
- The Greyfriars
- The Mansion House
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The York Hoard
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Constantius Chlorus
- Rowntree Park
- The Norman Minster
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- St William's Shrine
- Minster Library
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- First World War Memorial
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The Cawood Sword