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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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Royal Station Hotel
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- York Castle Museum
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway Institute
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The Black Death
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Dick Turpin
- The York Observatory
- Norman Window Frame
- King Edward III and York
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- York Union Gas Works
- Judges Lodging