Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Norman Window Frame
- Sixties York
- Industrial Upheaval
- Cinema Comes to York
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Cawood Sword
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- York Bombed
- Victoria Bar
- 62 Low Petergate
- Second World War York
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa