Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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Medieval
York was a dangerous, intriguing, co...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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City of Kings
The city of York and the Crown were...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Prehistory
Human beings have lived in the immed...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- York Central Library
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Joseph Aloysius Hansom
- De Grey Rooms
- The Roman Fortress
- St Martin Le Grand Church
- Micklegate Bar
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Medieval Minster
- The Bar Convent
- Church of St Olave
- Statue of Napoleon
- First World War Memorial
- Mary Ward
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- The Shambles
- Barker Tower