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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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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The Downside of Victorian York
Behind the genteel, historic charact...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- York Art Gallery
- Middleham Jewel
- Monk Bar
- The Pilgrimage of Grace
- Amber Bead Workshop
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- The Multangular Tower
- The York Hoard
- Silver Strap Ends
- Inscription to Hecules
- King Edward I and York
- Anglian Carving
- Bootham School
- Bootham Bar
- Military Belt Fitting
- The Black Death