Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Mary Ward
- York Art Gallery
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Guy Fawkes
- First World War Memorial
- Kirkgate: Victorian Street
- King Edward I and York
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- The Battle of the Standard
- York Garrison
- Cinema Comes to York
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- Dick Turpin
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- Water Lanes