Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Wartime York
York began as a fortress and has bee...
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York St John University
On 11 December 1839 a meeting of the...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Yorkshire Museum Moa
- Is York Cursed?
- York and the Holocaust
- The Cawood Sword
- Walmgate Bar
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Our Lady's Row
- The Norman Castle
- The Multangular Tower
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- Ouse Bridge
- The Roman Fortress
- Artists, Writers and Scientists
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Bone Trial Piece