Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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The Romans Arrive
York ’s history truly be...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
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Industrialisation
In the latter half of the 19th centu...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- St William's Shrine
- The York Helmet
- The 1190 Massacre
- The Battle of the Standard
- The Norman Abbey
- Industrial Upheaval
- Barley Hall
- York Art Gallery
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- Soup Toureen with Horse Handle
- York St John in the 20th Century
- Water Lanes
- The Norman Minster
- George Leeman
- Crest of York St John College
- The Mansion House
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- The Council of Arles