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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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Monastic Orders in York
As well as countless churches, Medie...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Medieval Minster
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Treasurer's House
- St Leonard's Hospital
- York Central Library
- New Earswick
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The Railway Institute
- Lendal Tower
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Red Tower
- The New Theatre
- Rebuilt in Stone
- Statue of Napoleon
- Bronze weights
- Skeldergate Bridge