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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Trade on the Rivers
York stands at the point where two r...
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The York City Walls
The city or ‘bar’ walls...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
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Viking timeline
793 – Viking raiders attack Li...
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Roman Empire Governed from York
The Roman world was governed from w...
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The Viking Kingdom
For the best part of a century large...
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20th Century
The twentieth century saw the city o...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bone Trial Piece
- Gold Arm Ring
- George Stubbs and Whistlejacket in York
- Skeldergate Bridge
- Tombstone of Julia Velva
- Yorkshire Museum
- The Multangular Tower
- Shackleton's Tin of Rowntree's Cocoa
- Viking Silk Cap
- Guy Fawkes
- Seal of Snarrus the Tax Collector
- King Richard II and York
- A New University
- Norman Window Frame
- Walmgate Bar
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior