Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking Industry and Trade
Manufactured objects in Jorvik ...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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A List of Key Dates in York's History
A brief chronology of the city: Rom...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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York Castle
Together with the Abbey and the C...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- The First Minster
- Middleham Jewel
- St Leonard's Hospital
- The Female Prison
- Gold Arm Ring
- Cumberland House, King's Staith
- York's Coat of Arms
- York and Ripon Diocesan Training School for Masters
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Daniel Defoe's York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Abbot's House
- Inscription from Fortress Gate
- The Victorian Prison Building
- The Minster in the 18th Century
- Bones of a Roman Combatant