Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Monk Bar
- Minster Library
- Yorkshire Museum
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Bone Trial Piece
- The York Hoard
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Walmgate Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Micklegate Bar
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Barker Tower
- The First Minster
- The York Observatory