Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York's Coat of Arms
- Rowntree Park
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Is York Cursed?
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- St Leonard's Hospital
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- The Mansion House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- The Railway Institute
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Vikings and Christianity
- The Hospitium