Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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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 Under Siege
At Selby on April 11, 1644, the parl...
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The Roman Army in York
Over a period of about 300 years Yor...
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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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A City Worth Visiting
With so much preserved history, attr...
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Who Were the Vikings?
Vikings were sea-borne Scandinavians...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Victoria Bar
- King Edward I and York
- Our Lady's Row
- Micklegate Bar
- The York Observatory
- The Basilica
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Church of St Olave
- Viking Silk Cap
- Daniel Defoe's York
- York Union Gas Works
- Painting of 'Queen Henrietta Maria'
- The Cawood Sword
- York and the Holocaust
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- Saints and Prophets Statues from St. Marys Abbey
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Tombstone of Julia Velva