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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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Tudor/Stuart
The arrival of the Tudors in 1485, w...
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King and Court in York
April 1642: When the London mob made...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Aldwark Synagogue
- Painting of 'Russian Icons'
- The Mystery Plays
- Vale of York Viking Hoard
- Treasurer's House
- The Greyfriars
- The Medieval Castle
- The Black Death
- Fourteen Centuries of Learning
- Cardinal Wolsey, Archbishop
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- The Shambles
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- Church of St Olave
- King Richard II and York