Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Post War York
The latter half of the twentieth cen...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Guy Fawkes
- York's first historian: Francis Drake
- King Richard II and York
- Painting of 'The Brig Studley'
- Coppergate & Jorvik Viking Centre
- The Shambles
- Holy Trinity Church
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Viking Coins
- Mary Ward
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- King Richard III and York
- The Medieval Minster
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall
- The York Helmet