Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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A Regional Capital
The abolition of the Council in the...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Viking Sword Pommel
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- York Castle Museum
- Clifford's Tower
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- A New Walk
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Church of St Olave
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Monk Bar
- Church of St Helen
- Bronze weights
- The Medieval Minster
- Statue of an Athlete
- The Battle of Marston Moor
- The 1190 Massacre