Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Church of St Helen
- The Battle of the Standard
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Medieval Prisons
- York Railway Station
- Gold Finger Ring
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Holy Trinity Church
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- King Edward II and York
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Water Lanes