Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Rebellion and Revenge
To make room for one of his castles,...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Roman
The city was founded in or around AD...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Robert Holgate, Archbishop
- St Crux's Church
- York Union Gas Works
- Judges Lodging
- Eye Doctor's Branding Tool
- Treasurer's House
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- The Other Castle: Baile Hill
- Bootham School
- The Basilica
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- The Debtors' Prison
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Vikings and Christianity
- Anglian Cross
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- Roman Gods and Goddesses