Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The York Abbey, St Mary's
St Mary's Abbey in York was a g...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Black Death
- Viking Coins
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- York and the Jacobite Rebellions
- The Council of Arles
- Fishergate Bar
- Lendal Tower
- Rowntree & Co: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- Clifford's Tower
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- The Minster in Viking Times
- First World War Memorial
- York Union Gas Works