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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- St William's Shrine
- Middleham Jewel
- York in the fifteenth Century
- Clifford's Tower
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- Holy Trinity Church
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- King Edward II and York
- Statue of Napoleon
- York Art Gallery
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Viking Coins
- Alcuin of York
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Retreat
- Roman Chimney Pot
- St Martin Le Grand Church