Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Constantine the Great
Constantine came to Britain w...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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A Blossoming Cultural Scene
The Victorian thirst for self-improv...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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The Normans Arrive
Previous southern kings had been con...
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Visible Roman York
The Yorkshire Museum in Museum Gar...
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The Railway Revolution
The railways saved York from stagnat...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- King Edward II and York
- York Guildhall Painted Glass Window
- The Assembly Rooms
- Mithras and Arimanius
- Bathurst House 86, Micklegate
- The Newgate Cross Shaft
- Guy Fawkes
- The New Theatre
- The Battle of the Standard
- Constantius Chlorus
- The Debtors' Prison
- Lendal Bridge
- Church of St Helen
- The Minster in Viking Times
- The Dissolution of the Monasteries
- New Shopping Centres
- Ripon College for Women
- Inside the Roman Fortress