Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Monk Bar
- Viking Male Grooming
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Norman Minster
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Minster Library
- York Garrison
- New Earswick
- The Retreat
- Trams Pulled by Horses
- Rowntree Park
- York Bombed
- The Mansion House
- The Head Office of the North Eastern Railway
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels