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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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Life in Medieval York
In the Middle Ages, York was home to...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Water Lanes
- All Saints Church, North Street
- The Medieval Abbey
- The Norman Abbey
- Second World War York
- The White Rose of York
- The Cawood Sword
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Ouse Bridge
- York Union Gas Works
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- The Horn of Ulf
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- The Mystery Plays
- Royal Station Hotel