Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Yorkshire Museum
- York's Coat of Arms
- Dick Turpin
- Bootham Bar
- View from Station Rise
- Alcuin of York
- The 1190 Massacre
- York and the Holocaust
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- The Minster after the Reformation
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Stonegate
- Olive Oil Container
- Amber Bead Workshop
- York Castle Museum
- The Basilica
- Inside the Roman Fortress
- Transport Moves On