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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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Silk Cap
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- A New Walk
- Lendal Tower
- Sixties York
- Amber Bead Workshop
- The Battle of the Standard
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- York's Airfield
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- York Art Gallery
- Viking Male Grooming
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- York and the Holocaust
- York in the fifteenth Century
- The Roman Fortress
- Middleham Jewel