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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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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Impact of the Reformation
Henry VIII's reformation of the chur...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Life in Viking York
York changed when it was captured by...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Silver Strap Ends
- Alcuin of York
- Church of St Helen
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- George Leeman
- The Assembly Rooms
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- Schools in Tudor and Stuart York
- Royal Station Hotel
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Abbot's House
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- York and the Holocaust
- First World War Memorial