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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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Medical Practice in York
Medieval York was a death trap. &nbs...
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Victorian
York didn’t become high...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Art Gallery
- The Mansion House
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The George Fox Incident
- Statue of the God Mars
- The Railway King: George Hudson
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- A New University
- The County Court House
- Stonegate
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- King Edward I and York
- Jewbury Cemetery
- Clifford's Tower
- Gold Finger Ring
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'